“This may come as a surprise to you, but I've actually moved on in the ten years since you left. I'm seeing someone now, which is only part of the reason why I have zero interest in ever starting anything up with you ever again.”— Sneha Koorse, Matt Murdock, Charlie Cox, imdb.com
“Listen he says to the way I’ll never kiss you again. Whistle of a train breaking from the floorboards, music of wet cement, sweet Black and Mild through a vent, and this is not the end, but it is almost the end. The something still to be done. The pruning of shrubs. Do anything. Please.”— Michelle Dominique Burk, narrativemagazine.com
“I caught the balloon by the end of its string. I did not catch the balloon. I was sorry to see it go. A lot of things get smaller. Shoes, jackets. Don’t laugh at me. I know the sound a dog makes when it’s in love. I know what people do when they get married. There are some grown-ups in the other roo…”— Maria Martin, narrativemagazine.com
“It's hard to let go of something you never really had but, even harder when you know it’s everything you ever wanted.”— Anais M Torres, amazon.com
“But for everything that is left behind, something is gained, a deeper union with truth and yes! That's the process of letting go! We fall, but we get back up again.”— Jessica Goldberg, Russel Armstrong, Patch Darragh, imdb.com
“Let go of the things that have broken you down and ripped your chest open. You were never meant to keep them.”— Orenda, instagram.com
“[He] closed his eyes, and took another long breath. And when he opened his eyes, he let her go.”— Sarah J. Maas, amazon.com
“It’s not their fault for leaving, but it is your fault for refusing to let go.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.com
“I don’t give up on people easily because I only let others into my life when I feel like they are worth it — and when they prove to me they are not, I have a hard time dealing with it. I have a difficult time letting go.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Moving on isn’t about when you don’t remember anymore, it’s being okay even when you do.”— @perspicacioussithlord, wnq-writers.com
“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”— Deborah Reber, amazon.com
“I can't lose you, I won't survive and that's your fault. You made me love you, you made me let you in.”— Alex Karev, imdb.com
“I know that I’m good enough not to deserve this; not to have to feel like this. Not to love you so much that I almost hate you. I deserve someone who will stay. I’m happy you’re okay and I’m happy about your job. And I want you to go, and be happy, and not come back.”— Alex Karev, imdb.com
“You know the best thing you can do for the people that depend on you? Be honest with them, even if it means setting them free.”— Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon, Mr. Meseeks, imdb.com
“Sometimes we cling the most tightly to the very things that are making us sink like a stone. Open your eyes and look at what’s happening. When you live in reality, when you welcome in your feelings, even the most lonely, imperfect life starts to feel a million times more beautiful than the shiny, su…”— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com
“Holding on to my bad feelings about this is doing nothing but harming me, and everyone else, and preventing me from enjoying my life fully. I am an awesome person. I choose to enjoy my life. I choose to let this go.”— Jen Sincero, amazon.com
“Letting go is never easy. There is not short-cut or trick to it. You must be committed enough to your future to let go of your past. It's not easy and it's likely to hurt, but it is for the best.”— Steve Maraboli, twitter.com
“I am please don’t go. / I am toss the windows open, but I am windows closed. / Nothing comes in, no one gets out.”— Lisa Marie Basile, occulum.net
“Love who you love while you have them. That’s all you can do. Let them go when you must. If you know how to love, you’ll never run out.”— Ann Brashares, amazon.com
“Some people come into your life just to teach you how to let go.”— Reyna Biddy, nonchalante.tumblr.com