“The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not reverse actions or correct damage. They are merely nice to hear.”
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
“Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.”
“He did apologize profusely. (Does anyone do anything profusely except apologize? Sweat, I guess.)”
“Never, ever regret or apologize for believing that when one man or one woman decides to risk addressing the world with truth, the world may stop what it is doing and hear. There is too much evidence to the contrary.”
“How do you know when an apology is true—when it means something, or can change something, or will last outside the moment?”