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Quotes About Forgiveness

It was a mistake. You didn't try to hurt anyone.
~ Emily Giffin
Whether you CAN forgive and whether you SHOULD trust.
~ Emily Giffin
I just wonder if sheer force of will to forgive can be enough to set things right Because after all, power is one thing. Love is a different creature altogether.
~ Emily Giffin
But now I can see that there is redemption and beauty in an accident emanating from love.
~ Emily Giffin
Second chances are rare and wonderful.
~ Emily Giffin
But I also knew in my heart that I wouldn't cover for my son if he committed a terrible crime. Any crime. I wouldn't lie for him. I wouldn't obstruct justice for him. I would stand by him, but I would also want him to confess and truly repent and bear responsibility for his actions. I would want him to earn and deserve his forgiveness.
~ Emily Giffin
Deep down, I am also repenting. I am proving my love. I am renewing my vows. I am safeguarding my marriage. I am choosing Andy.
~ Emily Giffin
No second chances. It's not so much about morality, but about my inability to forgive. I am a champion grudge holder, and I don't think I could change this about myself even if I wanted to.
~ Emily Giffin
Some thinks will never be okay.
~ Emily Giffin
Some things will never be okay.
~ Emily Giffin
I was tired," she says. "I made a mistake." "You're not tired anymore?" She doesn't say anything. Then she says, "I am. But it's OK.
~ Emma Donoghue
Daughter, he said in a voice like old wood breaking, can you ever forgive me? I could only answer his question with one of my own. Putting my hand over his mouth, I whispered, Which of us would not sell all we had to stay alive?
~ Emma Donoghue
The weaklings — ashamed, but grateful — holding out their hands to the flames, their renewed faith glowing inside them. Well, he supposes there are times mercy may do what strictness can't.
~ Emma Donoghue
It took a long time, but my heart now feels full when I think of him. When you fall in love again—which I have—it's funny the other things that come back in with that open-ness. You have this ghost chorus of the lovers who came before, but they're benign now, they're good spirits.
~ Emma Forrest
I simply can't imagine how I hated him so much,' thought Elizabeth. 'It
~ Enid Blyton
Holly frowned at her. Glad to see you've forgiven yourself so quickly. Harboring feelings of guilt can have a negative affect on mental health. Child geniuses, growled Holly. Genii, said Minerva.
~ Eoin Colfer
Don't hate me forever, Arty, whispered Holly. I couldn't bear that.
~ Eoin Colfer
Artemis turned and stared at his friend with the blue eyes. Holly was staring back, and she was smiling. "I remember," she said aloud. "You saved me." Artemis smiled back. "It never happened," he said.
~ Eoin Colfer
I'm sorry, Arty,' she whispered into his ear. 'Sorry for what?' 'For everything. For the last few months, I haven't been myself. But things are going to change. Time to stop living in the past.' Artemis felt a tear on his cheek. He wasn't sure whose tear it was.
~ Eoin Colfer
Peace be inside me, tolerance all around me, forgiveness in my path. Now, Mervall, show me where the filthy human is, so that I may feed him his organs.
~ Eoin Colfer
Scusatemi tutti
~ Eoin Colfer
Humm humm haa. Rahmumm humm haa,' chantte Opal ter afronding. 'Vrede in mij, verdraagzaamheid om mij heen, vergeving op mijn pad. Goed Mervall, laat maar zien waar die smerige mens zit, zodat ik hem zijn eigen organen kan laten opvreten.
~ Eoin Colfer
Well, am I forgiven?' Butler sighed. On the chaise lounge, Juliet snored like a drunken sailor. He smiled suddenly. 'Yes, Artemis. All is forgiven. Just one thing…' 'Yes?' 'Never again. Fairies are too… human.
~ Eoin Colfer
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.
~ Epictetus