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.

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

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

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

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

When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

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

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

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