Quotes About Forgiveness

Daniel stared at him without expression, wanting to push his hand away, wanting to take hold of it and squeeze the fingers tightly, guide them to his face. It was hard to stay angry at Taziel.

Let your voice be soft, oh snarling one. Be kind to us.

There is almost too much to say between us, Val. A thousand apologies will not change the past on either side.

For a moment, she thought of Varencienne and an unfamilar pang clenched her heart. My daughter, she thought. Where is she? Will she ever forgive me for this?

Brinorah felt she could rub her hands together and a scale of evil would fall from her in flakes, a taint she had not accepted intentionally, but which she was aware had besmirched her as much as any other who had stood by and allowed Alomeah her bloody free rein.

May the Old Ones forgive me, but as the leagues rolled past our carriage windows, the pleasure of the hunt came over me too and I reverted to a forgotten farmer wildness. Eventually, I no longer had to force myself to kill. And yet, at the time, I could not find the will to be ashamed of it, which means I must accept that this cruel greed is a part of me, thankfully hidden in the regulated, civilised world of Sacramante, but always present in the deepest corners of my souls.

You are like a character from a story, who has strayed from the path, but strives for redemption.

The funny thing about saying something in anger is that once it has been said, it cannot be unsaid. The second it's floating in the ether, it's there forever. Hanging there, like a sword.

Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly. "Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.

I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.

It seems we need someone to know us as we are - with all we have done - and forgive us. We need to tell. We need to be whole in someone's sight: Know this about me, and yet love me. Please.

It seems we need someone to know us as we are--with all we have done--and forgive us. We need to tell. We need to be whole in someone's sight: Know this about me, and yet love me. Please. ...for...others it seems there must be a person to redeem us to ourselves. It isn't enough, apparently, to know oneself. To forgive oneself in secret.

I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart.

People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard.

Lack of forgiveness gives others power over us. Withholding forgiveness simply allows another person to have control over our well-being.

My grandma let the dog out of the coal shed. She said my mother was cruel to lock it up. The dog was sick on the kitchen floor. My grandma locked it up again.

It will pass. You'll see. It always passes when there is love. I have had much hurt in my life, and look at us now. Nothing can change what has happened, but we can march forwards.

cause after politics economics war & illness, we still break each other's hearts - search mercy, aim compassion.

We do not hate the person but the crime they commit and our job was to treat them as humanely as possible so they had a chance of reforming.

We each need to make peace with our own memories. We have all done things that make us flinch.

Healing begins when we humble ourselves and go to one another asking for forgiveness.

The Power of Forgiveness Research shows that practicing forgiveness will make you happier, improves your health, strengthens relationships. In terms of it being a skill, forgiveness is probably one of the most challenging to learn. It's right up there with acceptance, unconditional love.

To feel wrecked, you didn't need accumulated badness. One mess-up was all it took.

I have never learned to hate. Don't let my first lesson come from you.