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 about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

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

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

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