“It made me wonder how many times we forgive just because we don't want to lose someone, even if they don't deserve our forgiveness.”

“We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it—because we need it.”

“Jesus tells Peter to forgive seventy times seven times, not because the person we forgive will it that many times, but because resentment can have such a grip on our hearts that we need to forgive that often for our own healing.”

“Don't be sad. Even if the world won't forgive you, I'll forgive you.Don't be sad. Even if you don't forgive the world, I'll forgive you.So please tell me. How do I make you forgive me?”

“People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!”

“Not forgiving someone hurts you worse than it hurts him...even if he doesn't deserve to be forgiven...Not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one who put it there.”