Quotes About Forgiveness

Mercy—or at least a nolle prosequi—may, perhaps, be the most appropriate conclusion to the crime—and the glory—of Robert E. Lee after all.32

Forgiveness doesn't excuse someone's actions, but it releases us from the pain they caused.

no matter what, when you leave your family tell them you love them. It doesn't matter if you had a disagreement, a fight, if you're still angry even after a good night's sleep. Tell them you love them and you'll work it out, no matter what, because tomorrow is never guaranteed.

Remember, if you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

People say that time is a great healer. Which people? What are they talking about? I think some feelings you experience in your life are written in indelible ink and the best you can hope for is that they fade a little over the years.

There's no time to hold grudges when you've seen how fragile things can really be.

The point of life wasn't to go back and litigate all those mistakes. The point, Cleo supposed, was to do better.

Allison Winn Scotch

being family doesn't mean that you don't hurt each other. It means that you might nick each other from time to time, but you love one another anyway.

If I'm right,' she said, 'and you have all sorts of juicy information in that dossier of yours, you'll know that I am an abnormally forgiving person, even of those who have used me and hurt me more than one person deserves to be hurt. But right this second, I am looking forward to the day you rot in hell.

Listen to me." He grabbed my arms, holding me there. " I couldn't find you. And I will never forgive myself for that. Ever.

You are back, Cam. Which means for the first time since you left, it's okay for us to be mad at you for leaving. - Macey

I don't understand hate. I've seen its power. I've known its wrath. I've even felt it coursing through my veins, pushing me on. But I don't know where it comes from or why it lasts, how it can take hold in some people and grow.

Listen to me, Cammie. There are things in this life…in this world…There are things that you don't want to remember." - Rachel Morgan

But Hale wasn't just a member of her crew who had messed up. He was Hale. Her Hale. And Kat just wanted him back.

You can't really yell at your boyfriend for stealing your seat and your best friend. You also can't yell at your best friend for stealing your boyfriend. Or you can…but Hi seemed like a much easier way to start the morning.

But maybe because sometimes a girl just really needs to snap at someone who she knows will forgive her later.

Katarina Bishop was a criminal. But she'd never held a gun. She'd never thrown a punch. Until that moment she didn't really know how it felt to hurt someone, and as soon as she saw the look on Hale's face, she wanted to take the words back. And she wished she could make them hurt more. Both.

We're not mad because you left… We're mad because you didn't us with you… You are back, Cam." Macey went into the bathroom and started to close the door. "Which means for the first time since you left, it's OK for us to be mad at you for leaving.

She is sitting right here!" Kat didn't realize she was yelling until her uncle looked at her in the manner of a man who has not been yelled at in a very long time. "I'm here." Kat said in a softer voice. She didn't say, I can hear you. She didn't tell him, I came home. She didn't promise, I'm not going anywhere. There were at least a dozen things that she might have said to reclaim her place at the table, but there was only one that really mattered.

Katarina Bishop bir suçluydu. Ama o güne dek eline hiç silah almam??t?. Kimseye vurmam??t?. O ana kadar birinin can?n? yakmak nas?l bir ÅŸey, bilmiyordu. Hale'in yüzündeki ifadeyi gördüÄŸünde, sözlerini geri almak istedi. Ayn? zamanda bu sözlerin onun can?n? daha fazla ac?tmas?n? da istedi. (syf. 181)

Entonces le toca aprender que la venganza nunca da, que siempre quita, y a medida que va pasando el tiempo, el rencor desdibujándose en la monótona grisura de los días sin emoción, los celos dejarán de morderla para tumbarse a sus pies como un perro saciado de su rabia, y empezará a soñar con él, dormida y sobre todo despierta, tal y como era cuando le conoció, tan joven, tan guapo, tan digno de su amor.

Sin embargo, con el tiempo comprendí que la alegría era un arma superior al odio, las sonrisas más útiles, más feroces que los gestos de rabia y desaliento

We all have things in our lives we wish we could change and mistakes we have made, but these do not define us. Let the one who created you and who redeemed you be the one who defines you.