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.

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

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

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

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

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

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

God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.

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

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