Amber

“it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

“If it means something, take it to heart. If it means nothing, it's nothing. Let it go.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl

“You have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.”
― Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― Joseph Campbell