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> [“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat…Forgiveness does not create a relationship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/forgiveness-is-not-about-forgetting-it-is-about-letting-go-of-another-2/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

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## More by William Paul Young

> [“The thing is, he usually makes uncomfortable sense in a world where most folks would rather just hear what they are used to hearing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/the-thing-is-he-usually-makes-uncomfortable-sense-in-a-world-where/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. —Paul Tournier S”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/nothing-makes-us-so-lonely-as-our-secrets-paul-tournier-s/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat…Forgiveness does not create a relationship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/forgiveness-is-not-about-forgetting-it-is-about-letting-go-of-another-2/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to choose to limit oneself—to serve.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/relationships-are-never-about-power-and-one-way-to-avoid-the-will-to-2/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Why would I ever again choose such a devastating path?" "You would have your reasons. You have the freedom to trust and the freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/why-would-i-ever-again-choose-such-a-devastating-path-you-would-have/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Sadness is a wall between two gardens. —Kahlil Gibran”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/sadness-is-a-wall-between-two-gardens-kahlil-gibran/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“something that makes sense only if you can see a bigger picture of reality. Maybe that is where faith fits in.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/something-that-makes-sense-only-if-you-can-see-a-bigger-picture-of/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Maybe it’s because I’ve never known anyone I could really call ‘Papa.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/maybe-it-s-because-i-ve-never-known-anyone-i-could-really-call-papa/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“From now on we no longer judge any person according to the flesh” (2 Corinthians 5:16). We don’t judge anyone by how he or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/from-now-on-we-no-longer-judge-any-person-according-to-the-flesh-2/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Mackenzie, judgment is not about destruction, but about setting things right.” Mack”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/mackenzie-judgment-is-not-about-destruction-but-about-setting-things/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Mack was lying in the darkness, listening intently. “Aren’t you talking about a real indwelling, not just some positional, theological thing?” “Of course,” answered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/mack-was-lying-in-the-darkness-listening-intently-aren-t-you-talking/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe and powerful. Through your little fortress of lies you try to run your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/are-a-little-fortress-inside-them-you-can-feel-safe-and-powerful/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Declaring independence will result in evil because apart from me, you can draw only upon yourself. That is death because you have separated yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/declaring-independence-will-result-in-evil-because-apart-from-me-you/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“judgment is not about destruction, but about setting things right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/judgment-is-not-about-destruction-but-about-setting-things-right/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

> [“Evil is the word that discribes the abscense of God , simply the same as the word darkness discribes the abscense of light ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-paul-young/evil-is-the-word-that-discribes-the-abscense-of-god-simply-the-same/)

[William Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-paul-young/)

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