It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead the living have no right to forget.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.