“Having to be strong and act hard when I knew I was anything but was exhausting, and I wanted more than anything to let go, even if it was just for a little bit.”— O.E. Boroni, amazon.com
“Ghosts don’t haunt us. That’s not how it works. They’re present among us because we won’t let go of them.”— Sue Grafton, amazon.com
“Of course if he wanted to escape, he could do so. The prison was, after all, his own heart.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I want to take her into my arms and hold her tight. But at the same time, I know that is the exact opposite of what she wants. She wants to be free, and all I want is to hold her tight against me.”— Beth Revis, amazon.com
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and let others move forward with it.”— Ray Bradbury, elephantjournal.com
“Don’t be a fool. Don’t give up something important to hold onto someone who can’t even say they love you.”— Sarah Dessen, amazon.com
“People change, no use getting sentimental about it. Move on, find someone else.”— David Nicholls, amazon.com
“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”— Ann Landers, amazon.com
“I thought maybe a day was coming when I’d stop constantly worrying about how to live. Maybe at some point I’d just start living, no questions asked.”— John Corey Whaley, amazon.com
“Sunsets are loved because they vanish. Flowers are loved because they go.”— Ray Bradbury, amazon.com
“I release you. I evict you from my heart. Because if I don’t do it now, I never will.”— Jenny Han, amazon.com
“There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this.”— Terry Pratchett, amazon.com
“Time will pass; these moods will pass; and I will, eventually, be myself again.”— Kay Redfield Jamison, amazon.com
“What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.”— Miranda July, amazon.com