--- title: "11 Couldn Forgive Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Couldn Forgive quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Couldn Forgive sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/kristan-higgins-3756_breakup_you-asked-why-i-couldn-t-forgive-you-nic_2123356.png" --- > [You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristan-higgins/you-asked-why-i-couldn-t-forgive-you-nick-said-very-quietly-and-i/) [Kristan Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristan-higgins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/kristan-higgins-3756_breakup_you-asked-why-i-couldn-t-forgive-you-nic_2123356.png) > [“If she had hurt me, I could have forgiven her without even having to think about it; but I couldn't forgive her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tana-french/if-she-had-hurt-me-i-could-have-forgiven-her-without-even-having-to/) [Tana French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tana-french/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1a/tana-french-1016_emotion_if-she-had-hurt-me-i-could-have-forgiven_1381703.png) > [This time I wouldn't forget him, because I couldn't ever forgive him - for breaking my heart twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-time-i-wouldn-t-forget-him-because-i-couldn-t-ever-forgive-him/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/anonymous-1_breaking-my-heart_this-time-i-wouldn-t-forget-him-because_300857.jpg) > [I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-couldn-t-forgive-him-or-like-him-but-i-saw-that-what-he-had-done/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_done_i-couldn-t-forgive-him-or-like-him-but-i_194891.jpg) > [“If he couldn't forgive you for what you'd done, it was clear to me he was never truly your destiny.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-golden/if-he-couldn-t-forgive-you-for-what-you-d-done-it-was-clear-to-me-he/) [Arthur Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-golden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b66/arthur-golden-1813_destiny_if-he-couldn-t-forgive-you-for-what-you_2486854.png) > [Listen to me." He grabbed my arms, holding me there. " I couldn't find you. And I will never forgive myself for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-carter/listen-to-me-he-grabbed-my-arms-holding-me-there-i-couldn-t-find-you/) [Ally Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/ally-carter-530_arms_listen-to-me-he-grabbed-my-arms-holding_2592684.png) > [The betrayal meant he couldn't trust her anymore, and his heart told him he couldn't forgive her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/the-betrayal-meant-he-couldn-t-trust-her-anymore-and-his-heart-told/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/james-dashner-989_betrayal_the-betrayal-meant-he-couldn-t-trust-her_1599753.png) > [I hated him for as long as I could. But then I realized that loving him...that was a part of me, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-hated-him-for-as-long-as-i-could-but-then-i-realized-that-loving/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/diana-gabaldon-185_autumn_i-hated-him-for-as-long-as-i-could-but-t_1828194.jpg) > [I couldn’t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-couldn-t-forgive-him-or-like-him-but-i-saw-that-what-he-had-done-2/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_careless_i-couldn-t-forgive-him-or-like-him-but-i_259143.jpg) > [“I was infected head to toe. Resistant to any medicine, immune to anything he might do. In fact, I knew that even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/i-was-infected-head-to-toe-resistant-to-any-medicine-immune-to/) [L.J. Shen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-shen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/l-j-shen-1983_bullet_i-was-infected-head-to-toe-resistant-to_443075.jpg) > [A FACE OF HIM SELF HOW CAN A LITTLE BOY KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO IF HIS FATHER WAS NEVER THERE TO…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-palmo/a-face-of-him-self-how-can-a-little-boy-know-which-way-to-go-if-his/) [ROBERT PALMO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-palmo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/robert-palmo-40053_a-face-of-him-self_a-face-of-him-self-how-can-a-little-boy_797755.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/couldn-forgive/#itemlist", "name": "Couldn Forgive Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You asked why I couldn't forgive you,\" Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. \"It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. 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But then I realized that loving him...that was a part of me, and one of the best parts. It didn't matter that he couldn't love me, that had nothing to do with it. But if I couldn't forgive him, then I could not love him, and that part of me was gone. 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Shen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A FACE OF HIM SELF HOW CAN A LITTLE BOY KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO IF HIS FATHER WAS NEVER THERE TO SHOW HIM THE ROPES. WHAT CAN THE SON SAY AS HE GET'S OLDER WHEN HE WAS NEVER TAUGHT WHAT TO SAY. HOW DO A SON FEELS WHEN HE COULDN'T FORGIVE HIS FATHER BECAUSE OF THE PILE OF MESS HE LEFT BEHIND TRYING TO LEAVE A DIRTY MARK. PLUS WHAT CAN A MOTHER SAY WHEN ALL SHE DID WAS DO HER BEST. HOW DO A SON FEELS WHEN HE SEE'S HIS MOTHER SHED A TEAR EVERY NIGHT. AND WHAT CAN A SISTER SAY WHEN SHE FOUND OUT HER BROTHER WAS GAY. NOT EVEN KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT DOES A FATHER DO WHEN HE WAKES UP AND LOOK AT HIM SELF IN THE MIRROR LIKE IS HE REALLY PROUD. 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