Gratitude Quote by Ted Chiang

“[T]hey gave thanks that they were permitted to see so much, and begged for forgiveness for their desire to see more.”

— Ted Chiang

“They looked at me, and were so full of delight in the pleasure they were giving me that some final thread of resistance gave…

— William Maxwell

“Appreciate what they can give, forgive them for what they cannot.”

— Elizabeth Isaacs

“They knew what forgiveness was; they were willing to take him for better or worse; they loved him.”

— Richard Yates

“Beg Forgiveness, Not Permission....”

— J.W. Buffett

“Forgiveness was a strange gift. One that had to be shared in order to be kept.”

— Tamera Alexander

“Gratitude was a big one. He hadn’t realized how much he took people for granted in his life until they showed up to help…

— Laura Griffin

“Perhaps you forgave him too much, but who among us would not wish to be so generously loved and generously forgiven?”

— Sherry Thomas

“She was busy thinking about the concept of forgiveness. It was such a lovely, generous idea when it wasn’t linked to something awful that…

— Liane Moriarty

“It is better to beg forgiveness, than ask permission.”

— Grace Murray Hopper

“The way her eyes had met his, and for those intoxicating moments, he'd felt seen, understood. Known and loved and forgiven for every goddamn…

— Kit Rocha

“...eyes that, like those of children, look at an eternal present without forgiveness.”

— Italo Calvino