Quotes About Forgiveness

Empathy--the ability to identify with someone else's suffering--is certainly a prerequisite for a genuine apology.

We are always better than before when those we love inflict wounds upon us.

Suddenly she felt guilty for not working harder to forgive him and repair the damage, but he hadn't either. They had been two lost people, treading water for seven years, after the ship went down. Excerpt From: Steel, Danielle. Country. Delacorte Press, 2015-06-16. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.

To all of you in my life, I thank you, for the good times and hard times you gave me, for the lessons that I learned from you or because of you. For those of you who loved and respected me, I thank you. To those of you who hurt me and made the dark days longer, I forgive you. To my husband, Clay, I owe you my life, and

Don't hate anyone," Beata said quietly. "It's too much work. And it only poisons you.

Look at Christ on the cross. Think of the challenge that must have been for Him. The agony of betrayal by people He had trusted, and death. And afterward came the resurrection. He proved that no challenge, no matter how great, could end His love for us.

You said you like to write. . . . All you need are some couplets and a refrain. You just tell a story with words, about who screwed over whom, who broke whose heart, and how long they've been crying ever since. You know, just like real life.

Part of being an adult, someone told me once, is accepting your parents as they are, with all their failings.

try their own wings, and pick up the pieces when they fall. And whatever you do, no matter how hard you try, there's always something you did wrong that they never forgive you for. It's a thankless job. But the best one in the world.

forgives me my mistakes. Even in the same family, they're very different people. And it's a miracle if you get it right even some of the time, no matter how hard you try.

phrased it. "The state sends him to prison, and the church gives you an apology in the

accept him now, it won't be a betrayal, it will be a blessing for

there. I think he must have come to hate

Danielle Steel

Et alors que je les regardais faire, que je rencontrais leurs regards, que je touchais leurs mains, j'ai cessé d'avoir peur pour ne plus ressentir qu'une profonde humilité face à leur chaleur et à leur humanité. J'eus soudain honte de la mauvaise opinion que j'avais eue d'eux des années durant. Ce fut un des moments les plus marquants de ma vie.

I mean that we control the way we remember the past, and that's what matters in the present. We choose what is worthy of our memory. We should probably be grateful that we can't remember everything as God does, because if we did, we would find it impossible to forgive anyone. The limit of human memory encourages humility.

But recalling how my ex had nasty BO after track practice never made me feel better. It seemed disingenuous to hold things against him that before I readily accepted as the price of love.

I have come to love you in spite of--- Do I want to be loved in spite of?...Does anyone?

As a Christian, you are not the sum of your past. You are a brand-new person with a brand-new beginning.

Jangan biarkan kebencian menguasai hidupmu. Kematianku tidak perlu dibalaskan. Hiduplah sebagai vampir yang bebas, bukan sebagai makhluk putus asa gila dan terobsesi untuk membalas dendam.

Those who hate are doomed to become slaves to their hatred. It consumes them like a disease, but it is an illness they cannot–or do not want to–live without.

If the souls of the dead could speak, they'd scream for release. Not just release from the Lake, but from their memories. Memories gnaw away at me relentlessly. I remember so much of my past, all the times where I failed or could have done better. With nothing else to do, I'm forced to review my life, over and over. Even my most minor errors become supreme lapses of judgement.

I hope they don't hang you, precious, by that sweet neck. Yes, angel, I'm gonna send you over. The chances are you'll get off with life. That means if you're a good girl, you'll be out in 20 years. I'll be waiting for you. If they hang you, I'll always remember you. (Sam Spade to Brigid O'Shaughnessy)

Morelli shook his battered head. "I don't apologize for what I do—people've got to take it or leave it—but I don't mind telling you I'm sorry I lost my noodle and cracked down on you and I hope it ain't bothering you much and if there's anything I can do to square it I—