“He was a lovely man in many ways. But he kept on insisting on forgiving me when there was nothing to forgive.”

“You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.”

“Even as the angry vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him....Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me your forgiveness....And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives along with the command, the love itself.”

“I think that in many ways, just as forgiveness is impossible without love, sometimes love requires forgiveness for it to work, too.”

“A true Christian does not see God's promise of forgiveness as a license to sin, a way to abuse His love and presume on His grace. Rather, he sees God's gracious forgiveness as the means to spiritual growth and sanctification. He continually thanks God for His great love and willingness to forgive.”

“Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.”