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Moving on from heartbreak always looks so easy <\/em>in romantic movies<\/a>. Sooner or later there\u2019s the inevitable montage where the main character gets their life back on track. It\u2019s all uplifting music, new outfits, exotic holidays, and getting back out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In real life, this montage still happens\u2026it\u2019s just that it happens in real-time. Often, this means that we all just need a little bit of self-love<\/a>, support, and inspiration to get us through. To help you along the way, we\u2019ve put together 100 of our favorite quotes about letting go, specially curated to help you get back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our selection of letting go quotes come from people from all different walks of life and stem from all different kinds of heartbreak<\/a>, to show you that you\u2019re truly not alone. We\u2019ve split our list up into different categories too, so you can browse to find something that really gives you that extra bit of uplift and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 Quotes About Letting Go of the Past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moving on from what\u2019s happened in the past is never easy. But, figuring out a way to move beyond what\u2019s happened before can really unlock the best in you. Check out these 24 quotes about letting go of the past that might just help you get there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> \u201cSuffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering. When you become good at the art of letting sufferings go, then you\u2019ll come to realize how unnecessary it was for you to drag those burdens around with you. You\u2019ll see that no one else other than you was responsible. The truth is that existence wants your life to become a festival.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Osho<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> \u201cThere\u2019s an important difference between giving up and letting go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jessica Hatchigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> \u201cLetting go doesn\u2019t mean that you don\u2019t care about someone anymore. It\u2019s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Deborah Reber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong> \u201cShe can\u2019t say to herself that it is really over, even though anyone else would say it was over, since he has moved to another city, hasn\u2019t been in touch with her in more than a year, and is married to another woman.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Lydia Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. \u201c<\/strong>Even bad times have good things in them to make you feel alive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Nick Hornby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. <\/strong>\u201cPain will leave you, when you let go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jeremy Aldana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. <\/strong>\u201cWhat\u2019s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think \u2013 or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. <\/strong>\u201cSo many people enter and leave your life! Hundreds of thousands of people! You have to keep the door open so they can come in! But it also means you have to let them go!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jonathan Safran Foer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cIf you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Amit Ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cTo let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jack Kornfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cI let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Chuck Palahniuk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. <\/strong>\u201cWhen one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Alexander Graham Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cI think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Robert Downey Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cHolding on is believing that there\u2019s only a past; letting go is knowing that there\u2019s a future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Daphne Rose Kingma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cForgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now. Your relationship is always alive and changing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Brian L. Weiss<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. <\/strong>\u201cI demolish my bridges behind me\u2026then there is no choice but to move forward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Fridtjof Nansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. <\/strong>\u201cAnything I cannot transform into something marvelous, I let go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Anais Nin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. <\/strong>\u201cPeople have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. <\/strong>\u201cLearning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You\u2019ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Ray Bradbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cLet things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Paulo Coelho<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. <\/strong>\u201cSooner or later we\u2019ve all got to let go of our past.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Dan Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. <\/strong>\u201cLeaders spend 5% of their time on the problem and 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it and crush it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Anthony Robbins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cI realize there\u2019s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they\u2019re experts at letting things go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jeffrey McDaniel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cIn the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Deepak Chopra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 Quotes About Letting Go of a Relationship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who\u2019s experienced heartbreak knows how difficult letting go of a special connection can be. It takes courage, conviction, and bravery to move on from that deep connection you had with someone. Quotes about letting go of a relationship can really help with this process. Check out our top seven picks below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cThe most difficult aspect of moving on is accepting that the other person already did.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Faraaz Kazi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26.<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>\u201cLetting go of someone we love is the hardest thing we will ever do. Some people never surrender to love for the fear of being hurt. But to not have loved, to not have felt the immense joy it brings, would have been a far worse kind of death.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Goldie Hawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. <\/strong>\u201cWhen we go back in to the past and rake up all the troubles we\u2019ve had, we end up reeling and staggering through life. Stability and peace of mind come by living in the moment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Pam W. Vredevelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. <\/strong>\u201cSometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it\u2019s all over.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Octavia Butler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. <\/strong>\u201cThere\u2019s a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over \u2013 and to let go. It means leaving what\u2019s over without denying its value.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Ellen Goodman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. <\/strong>\u201cWhen I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Tao Te Ching<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. <\/strong>\u201cYou build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don\u2019t try to forget the mistakes, but you don\u2019t dwell on it. You don\u2019t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Johnny Cash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 Quotes About Letting Go of Someone You Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What is the secret to moving on from someone you truly felt like you were meant to be with? There\u2019s no single definitive answer to this but the best quotes about letting go of someone you love can really help you on your journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. <\/strong>\u201cGiven the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 William Faulkner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. <\/strong>\u201cRenew, release, let go. Yesterday\u2019s gone. There\u2019s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can\u2019t \u201cshould\u2019ve\u201d done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Steve Maraboli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. <\/strong>\u201cIt is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. <\/strong>\u201cThe thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Ellen Degeneres<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. <\/strong>\u201cYou are never stronger than when you land on the other side of despair.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Zadie Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. <\/strong>\u201cI think that what I have been truly searching for as a person, as a writer, as a thinker, as a daughter, is freedom. That is my mission. A sense of liberty, the liberty that comes not only from self-awareness but also from letting go of many things. Many things that weigh us down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jhumpa Lahiri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. <\/strong>\u201cThere was a time when I thought I loved my first wife more than life itself. But now I hate her guts. I do. How do you explain that? What happened to that love? What happened to it, is what I\u2019d like to know. I wish someone could tell me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Raymond Carver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. <\/strong>\u201cIt is by giving the freedom to the other, that is by letting go, we gain our own freedom back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Aleksandra Ninkovic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. <\/strong>\u201cSome 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Ann Lander<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. <\/strong>\u201cThe truth was, he now belonged only to my past, and it was time I begin to accept it, as much as it hurt to do so.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Tammara Webber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. <\/strong>\u201cLetting go may sound so simple, but rarely is it a one-time thing. Just keep letting go, until one day it\u2019s gone for good.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Eleanor Brownn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. <\/strong>\u201cNothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Guy Finley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. <\/strong>\u201cThe heart will break, but broken live on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Lord Byron<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. <\/strong>\u201cI can\u2019t go on. I\u2019ll go on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Samuel Beckett<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. <\/strong>\u201cLetting go is the willingness to change your beliefs in order to bring more peace and joy into your life instead of holding onto beliefs that bring pain and suffering\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Hal Tipper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. <\/strong>\u201cYou can\u2019t move forward if you\u2019re still hanging on.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Sue Fitzmaurice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. <\/strong>\u201cShe took a step and didn\u2019t want to take any more, but she did.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Markus Zusak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. <\/strong>\u201cI want to be able to be alone, to find it nourishing, not just a waiting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Susan Sontag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. <\/strong>\u201cListen, I\u2019m going to give you some advice, not because I think you need it, but because I feel like I\u2019ve earned it. The right, I mean. To give advice. Here it is: don\u2019t hold onto things. It\u2019s a problem the men in my family have. It\u2019s taken me a long time to figure this out. Me, my father, my grandfather, we collect things. We collect miseries. It\u2019s what we do. But sometimes the best thing to do is to just let things go. To let them pass.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Joe Meno<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51. <\/strong>\u201cLook closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you\u2019re dreaming.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Alice Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

52. <\/strong>\u201cThis is what happens. You put it away for a little while, and now and again you look in the closet for something else and you remember, and you think, soon. Then it becomes something that is just there, in the closet, and other things get crowded in front of it and on top of it and finally you don\u2019t think about it at all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thing that was your bright treasure. You don\u2019t think about it. A loss you could not contemplate at one time, and now it becomes something you can barely remember.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what happens.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Alice Munro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

53. <\/strong>\u201cYou can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2015 Tupac Shakur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

54. <\/strong>\u201cLetting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2015 Steve Maraboli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

55. <\/strong>\u201cI have learned that if you must leave a place that you have lived in and loved and where all your yesteryears are buried deep, leave it any way except a slow way, leave it the fastest way you can. Never turn back and never believe that an hour you remember is a better hour because it is dead. Passed years seem safe ones, vanquished ones, while the future lives in a cloud, formidable from a distance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2015 Beryl Markham<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

56. <\/strong>\u201cWe are all failures- at least the best of us are.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2015 J.M. Barrie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

57. <\/strong>\u201cWe turned at a dozen paces, for love is a duel, and looked at each other for the last time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Jack Kerouac<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58. <\/strong>\u201cMy wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Maya Angelou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

59. <\/strong>\u201cYou are allowed to let go of all those that do not set you free anymore.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Dhiman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60. <\/strong>\u201cKeep planting and sowing, living and knowing: beautiful things take time, and that is okay.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Morgan Harper Nichols<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 Moving Forward Letting Go Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting over a previous relationship is only half the battle. Knowing how to move on from that and step into life\u2019s next adventures is something else entirely. Check out these 25 moving forward letting go quotes to help get you started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

61. <\/strong>\u201cLife is tough, but so are you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Carmi Grau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62. <\/strong>\u201cCourage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Winston Churchill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

63. <\/strong>\u201cAll human wisdom is contained in these two words – Wait and Hope.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Alexandre Dumas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

64. <\/strong>\u201cMy mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Maya Angelou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

65. <\/strong>\u201cI don\u2019t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Alexandre Dumas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

66. <\/strong>\u201cWhy do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Terry Pratchett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

67. <\/strong>\u201cWisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Terry Pratchett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

68. <\/strong>\u201cThere is no passion to be found playing small\u2014in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

69. <\/strong>\u201cYou are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Sophia Bush<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70. <\/strong>\u201cOwning your story is the bravest thing you\u2019ll ever do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

71. <\/strong>\u201cI have found that when you love life, life will love you back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Arthur Rubinstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

72. <\/strong>\u201cLife is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Helen Keller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73. <\/strong>\u201cFor what it\u2019s worth it\u2019s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you\u2019re proud of, and if you find that you\u2019re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

– F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

74. <\/strong>\u201cSometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Margaret Shepard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

75. <\/strong>\u201cThere are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

76. <\/strong>\u201cYesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

–  Lyndon B. Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77. <\/strong>\u201cYou don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Jojo Moyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

78. <\/strong>\u201cLife becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

–  Robert Brault<\/p>\n\n\n\n

79. <\/strong>\u201cThe only way to go on is to go on. To say ‘I can do this’ even when you know you can’t.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 –  Stephen King<\/p>\n\n\n\n

80. <\/strong>\u201cYou will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 C. JoyBell C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

81. <\/strong>\u201cSome of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Hermann Hesse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

82. <\/strong>\u201cSometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mimi Novic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

83. <\/strong>\u201cYou will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Mandy Hale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

84. <\/strong>\u201cLetting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not part of your destiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Steve Maraboli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

85. <\/strong>\u201cThere ain\u2019t no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Kate DiCamillo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 Inspirational Quotes About Letting Go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These 15 quotes about letting go are particularly inspirational, and might just help you feel a little bolder. Combine them with a bit of positive self-talk<\/a> to help make that difficult process of letting go a bit easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

86. <\/strong>\u201cLast night I lost the world, and gained the universe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 C. JoyBell C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

87. <\/strong>\u201cGet mad, then get over it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Colin Powell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

88. <\/strong>\u201cDon\u2019t let yesterday use up too much of today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Cherokee Proverb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

89. <\/strong>\u201cTake the first step in faith. You don\u2019t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

90. <\/strong>\u201cThe art of letting go is art in its purest form.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Meredith Pence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

91. <\/strong>\u201cOur scars make us who we are. Wear them proudly, and move forward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Jane Linfoot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

92. <\/strong>\u201cThank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2015 Kurt Cobain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

93. <\/strong>\u201cWe are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 – Marcel Proust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

94. <\/strong>\u201cTis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

– Alfred Lord Tennyson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

95. <\/strong>\u201cThe world breaks everyone and afterward many are <\/em>strong at the broken places<\/em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ernest Hemingway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

96. <\/strong>\u201cSmile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Yoko Ono<\/p>\n\n\n\n

97. <\/strong>\u201cI must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That’s why I tend to forget my songs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mick Jagger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

98. <\/strong>\u201cPerhaps someday I\u2019ll crawl back home, beaten, defeated. But not as long as I can make stories out of my heartbreak, beauty out of sorrow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Sylvia Plath<\/p>\n\n\n\n

99.<\/em><\/strong> \u201cSometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Marilyn Monroe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100. <\/strong>\u201cEvery time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Patti Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a Breath \u2014 You\u2019ve Got This!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And there you have it: 100 quotes about letting go to calm you as you take the next steps on your journey. Remember, you\u2019re not alone. So many of us have been through what you\u2019re currently going through, so lean on your friends and family around you for support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heartbreak<\/a> is a part of being human, and when you emerge on the other side, you\u2019ll be brighter and happier than ever before. Take a breath, you\u2019ve got this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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