“If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.”

“If you love someone, then set them free. Don't shackle your loved one to your will. If you want to see them happy, let them do what they want. Because we cannot bind the hearts and minds of others. Like birds, only freedom and independence will make humans happy.”

Titon Rahmawan

“Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!”

Max Lucado (1955) American clergyman and writer

“If you love something, set it free. If it was meant to be, it will come back to you.”

Meg Cabot (1967) Novelist

“If you love something/Set it free/If it loves you/It will come back to you/ If it doesn't--hunt it down and kill it.”

Harry Crews (1935–2012) Novelist, short story writer, essayist

“I want to talk about love. Loving someone…I mean really loving someone…means you are willing to admit that the person you love is not what you first fell in love with, not the image you first had; and you must be able to like them still for being as close to that image as they are, and avoid disliking them for being so far away.”

Samuel R. Delany (1942) American author, professor and literary critic

“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist

“If you loved someone, really loved them, would you let them go?”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

“The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free.”

Zadie Smith On Beauty

“To see someone you love, in a bad setting, is one of the great barometers of gratitude.”

Aimee Bender (1969) Novelist, short story writer