“You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day.”— M.L. Stedman, amazon.com
“Strength is when you forgive the ones who shattered your heart instead of choosing to destroy them.”— Abirami P. Kurukkal, instagram.com
“Best friends, no matter what they do or how much they hurt you, it only hurts as much as it does because they are your best friend. And none of us are perfect. Mistakes were made for best friends to forgive; it’s what makes being a best friend official.”— J.A. Redmerski, amazon.com
“We spend too much time cursing time—time waits for no man, time will tell, oh, the ravages of time, time flies! We don’t think about the gift of time. Time gives us the chance to make mistakes and correct them, to regenerate, to grow. Time gives us the chance to forgive, to restore, to do better tha…”— Anne Rice, amazon.com
“There are some who say that you should forgive everyone, even the people who have disappointed you immeasurably. There are others who say you should not forgive anyone, and should stomp off in a huff no matter how many times they apologize. Of these two philosophies, the second one is of course much…”— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com
“I'd like to propose a toast. My father is someone who goes after what he wants. And Lily van der Woodsen was no exception. In typical Bass-man fashion his pursuit was direct and at times not exactly subtle. One thing I learned from my father's courtship of Lily is the importance of perseverance. Tha…”— Ed Westwick, Chuck Bass, youtube.com
“It’s time to forgive yourself for the people who walked away. For the ones who didn’t fight, for the ones who made you feel like you were not worthy of being loved the way you loved others. It’s time to forgive yourself for the way in which you trusted, the way in which you let them leave fingerprin…”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.”— Jim Henson, chicagonow.com
“But really, the term ‘forgive and forget’ doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isn’t always healthy. But if we forget, we don’t learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly.”— Meg Cabot, amazon.com
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”— Mother Teresa, catholic.org
“'Kiss me again; and don’t let me see your eyes! I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer—but yours! How can I?”— Emily Brontë, amazon.com
“The words 'I'm sorry' felt like an insult. You said 'I'm sorry' when you bumped against someone's supermarket trolley. There need to be bigger words.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“She was busy thinking about the concept of forgiveness. It was such a lovely, generous idea when it wasn't linked to something awful that needed forgiving.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com