Forgiveness Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

“There is a saying that to understand is to forgive, but that is an error, so Papa used to say. You must forgive in…

— Marilynne Robinson

“Papa had such a way with words and a love and understanding of God that had always astonished her. He saw the Lord's hand…

— Wanda E. Brunstetter

“The whole time I was growing up...living in this house...Papa was like a shadow that followed you everywhere. ...It would wrap around you and…

— August Wilson

“I can forgive, but no matter how hard I try, the memories never fade. Forgetting is the worst because there's a trigger for every…

— Calia Read

“You never did forgive me, did you?' 'Forgive? There was nothing to forgive. If anything, I'm grateful for everything. I remember good things only.'…

— André Aciman

“But it isn’t the best we should remember,’ she said, and shocked herself by speaking aloud, and clutched the folds and mother-of-pearl buttons in…

— Paul Scott

“Papa was our strength and the very fiber that wove our family together. He was our foundation and our rock, but even rocks, break,…

— Nancy B. Brewer

“Some people think they need to make the newly deceased look like a saint and ignore all the bad parts of them. But I…

— Denise Grover Swank

“I've always believed that you must be able to appreciate the things that people can give you, and forgive them for the things they…

— Elizabeth Isaacs

“So how can you forgive if you can’t remember to forget?”

— Nolan Jonathan

“if it seems you can't forgive remember how much you've been forgiven”

— Alfred Torre

“Only just now she said to me, ‘I am very happy, papa!’ When they say ‘father’ stiffly, it sends a chill through me; but…

— Honoré de Balzac