Forgiveness Quote by Wally Lamb

“The point is this: that the stream of memory may lead you to the river of understanding. And understanding, in turn, may be a…

— Wally Lamb

...Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving.

— Lewis B. Smedes

“Understanding is not the same as forgiving”

— Bhavana Kale

“Forgiveness does not mean one forgets (as in, has the ability to remember no more) the offense, but that in spite of the memory,…

— Voddie Baucham Jr

“Forgiveness isn’t about forgetting. Unless you lose your memory, you never forget. Forgiveness is about not letting the memory manipulate you like it once…

— Nesly Clerge

The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You…

— Hermann Hesse

To understand is to forgive, even oneself.

— Alexander Chase

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else…

— Mary McCarthy

I worry sometimes that we're apt to confuse forgiveness with forgetfulness. The potency of forgiveness comes precisely from the fact that it must be…

— Patrick Gale

Memory is an act of meaning-making. It collects the disparate pieces of our lives and distills them.

— Rebecca McClanahan

“Once we are firmly on the path of forgiveness, we will generally find that this process spontaneously leads to lifting repressions and healing memories.…

— Donna Goddard

“The rivers are my memory, and I drink them at their basin and remember.”

— Jarod Kintz