I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

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

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness.

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

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