Time Quote by Debra Sue Brice

“I'm sorry. I behaved like a jerk. You did. Is that forgiveness? I'm not sure. I think it's an acknowledgment of imperfection. And an…

— Janet Mullany

“If I were the kind of man who apologized for something he said, this may or may not be how I would go about…

— Tessa Bailey

“It depressed him to consider how much energy he had wasted, over the years, in the self-denying posture of apology. From now on, whatever…

— Richard Yates

“For some people to apologize may be enough, but not to me. For me, just apologizing is not enough until they really change.”

— Titon Rahmawan

“It's clear he still feels something, but what? Is the whole reason he made such a big deal about wanting to talk to me…

— Carey Heywood

“Try to reframe the provocation: Maybe he’s having a rough day. There’s no need to take it personally. Don’t act like a jerk just…

— Martin E. Seligman

“You have to admit you’re a jerk and that everything was all your fault.” “So, like, what men are supposed to do in general,”…

— Gillian Flynn

“He wants to get back together," she finished. "And you said...?" he tried to keep his tone disinterested. "I haven't said anything," she said.…

— Jena Leigh

“And I know that apology is for so many things. For what can never be. For what should be. For hurting me. For not…

— K. Bromberg

“He did apologize profusely. (Does anyone do anything profusely except apologize? Sweat, I guess.)”

— Gillian Flynn

“While I admitted I should have handled things differently, I wasn’t sorry I tried to help.”

— Denise Grover Swank

“It takes a truly great man to see that he’s been wrong and to apologize for it, even in the face of the obvious.”

— Amy Lane