Adults Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri

…she had nothing to do but to forgive herself and be happier than ever…

— Jane Austen

“She didn't care so much whether the world would ever forgive her people; but she did hope that someday, somehow, she would be able…

— Chris Bohjalian

She had turned her back upon them all and no awful fate had overtaken her; instead, she had taken a firm hold upon life…

— Louis Bromfield

She couldn’t help wondering if that was how one made the decision to forgive or not. If letting go hurt more than accepting someone’s…

— C.C. Hunter

She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were…

— Elizabeth George

He could not forgive her, but he could not be unfeeling. Though condemning her for the past, and considering it with high and unjust…

— Jane Austen

She wanted to be irresponsible, she wanted to be looked after, to be told that she didn't have to worry about a thing and…

— Cecelia Ahern

“She did understand, or at least she understood that she was supposed to understand. She understood, and said nothing about it, and prayed for…

— Margaret Atwood

She regretted nothing she had shared with her lover, nor was she ashamed of the fires that had changed her life; just the opposite,…

— Isabel Allende

“Life could not be lived backward. There was no undoing the regret, but she could make one last attempt to seek forgiveness.”

— Mary Campisi

Guilt was a fascinating thing: it seemed not to weaken over time. If anything it grew stronger as the circumstances faded from memory, as…

— Michael Grant

The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't…

— James Robertson