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.

Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

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

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

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

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.