Robert M. Drake, a self-published writer and the author of Beautiful Chaos and Black Butterfly is an internet sensation. With over 1 million followers on Instagram, 16K on Twitter and 19,985+ likes on his Facebook page (which isn’t surprising given how many of RM Drake quotes resonate with humans across the globe), the poet has managed to capture the hearts of a generation who are fast choosing heartbreak over and over again because they have lost their capacity to love truly. They choose to be ‘attached but detached’ because they’d rather be lonely with someone than be lonely all by themselves.

In an age where love lies in such tatters a beggar would scorn, RM Drake quotes spell out solidarity in big, bold letters. To that end, NLT has compiled a list of RM Drake quotes that shall make all heartache-stricken souls feel they aren’t alone, because, honestly, they aren’t…

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1.

“it’s terrible the way we

hurt each other unconsciously,

but i don’t know what’s worse.

the fact that we hurt certain

people in our lives without

knowing or the fact that we

keep hurting the same people;

the very same way.”

Because history has a strange way of repeating itself…

2.

“and in the end, letting

go was a lot like finding

love. i had to learn to

say goodbye to the one

who gave me the courage

to say hello.”

The hardest bits- a hello and a goodbye…

3.

“and there are some things

that I still cannot fathom…

like how I lost you before

you arrived and how you

said goodbye before I had

the chance to say hello.”

Some things aren’t for the mind to grasp, only for the heart to feel…

4.

“i can’t remember what it

was like before you, and i

don’t even know how we got

here but maybe that’s exactly

what i needed. someone who

could make me forget where i

came from and someone who

could make me love without

knowing how to fall.”

Isn’t that something we all wnt from life?

5.

“and as you walked away,

i sat back and laughed

at the love i was never

meant to have.”

Sometimes, the love of our life is meant to be loved, only from afar…

6.

“maybe in some distant future,

in another place,

or even in another earth,

you and i could be more

than just people we used to know.”

Maybe…

7.

“we must always welcome the end

of all things. for sometimes,

knowing nothing lasts forever,

is the only way we can learn to

fall in love with all the

moments and all the people that

are meant to take our breath away.”

A slice of forever in a moment…

8.

“to be human is

to be broken and

broken is its own

kind of beautiful.”

It is…truly…

9.

“maybe one day we’ll find

that place where you and i

could be together. and we’ll

catch our dreams within the

waves of change. so smile

for me one last time and

believe that we’ll meet again.

until then, i’ll be missing

you.”

Belief can move mountains, they say- and I’d like to believe love has that power too!

10.

“the hard part is pretending

not to give a fuck when you

really do. the worst part is

trying to close your heart

when its doors have been blown

to pieces.”

Only those who’ve been there, done that will know…

11.

“you don’t destroy people

you care about. that

is not how it works,

that should never be an

option.”

Because people aren’t options…

12.

“you left so much

inside me,

and it’s too heavy

to move on my own.

i left so much

inside you,

and i’ve lost direction

to all

i’ve ever known.”

When you lose yourself in each other and then, lose each other…

13.

“the best kind

of humans are

the ones who

stay.”

No greater truth…

14.

“one day,

you will realize

how some people are not

meant to be yours.

one day,

you will have to

move on, and

sometimes the most

important thing to do

in the world is

to let go.”

Because the best thing you can do for the one you love is to set them free…

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15.

“maybe it is just the way we

are when we are with each other.

we cannot get it together or

agree on anything. and maybe that

is what attracts us, the fact

that you and i know what is best

for one another but we are just

too afraid to accept it. either

way, i am not sure if i can ever

let go because deep down inside

me, everything begins to hurt

the moment i feel like looking

away.”

That feeling…

Which of these R.M. Drake quotes is your favorite? Do you have another that you hum to yourself? Tell us in the comments below.