“You've got to let go of who you were, to become who you will be.”

“You have to let go of who you were to allow yourself to become who you are.”

Stacy London (1969) television host and author from the United States

“Maybe the past is like an anchor holdong us back. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.”

Candace Bushnell (1958) American author

“You love someone, you've got to let something go.”

Mark Haddon book A Spot of Bother

“I know you loved her, but it's okay to let it go now. You know that, don't you? You've got to be able to let it go.”

Nicholas Sparks book Message in a Bottle

“You have everything," she said slowly, as if she were explaining the order of the world to a small child. "A family, a great job, a lot of people who look up to you. You've got a place to go home to." She smiled a little. "So go.”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

“Let it go, you've got to forget about revenge. Believe me, in this work I've met a lot of guys who feel the way you do. Trust me, for those who follow the path of revenge, it never ends well. You'll only tear yourself apart and even if you succeed with your revenge, what would you have then... nothing, emptiness.”

Hatake Kakashi book Naruto

“No matter how much kids beg to be treated like adults, nobody likes to let go of their childhood. You wish for it and dream of it and the second you have it, you wonder what you've done. You wonder what it is you've become.”

Daniel H. Wilson book Robopocalypse

“People tend to take pride in who they are. And that's a bad idea, because that stops you from becoming who you could be. Because, if you're proud of who you are, you won't let that go when it's necessary; you won't step away from it.”

Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology

“You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music.”

Sid Vicious (1957–1979) English bassist and vocalist