“Sometimes people need to know they could be forgiven to have the strength to change.”
“Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven.”
“Sometimes words aren't needed for you to know a change has come upon you.”
“All this time, Lev ever realized what he needed. He did not need to be adored or pitied. He needed to be forgiven. Not by God, who is all forgiving. Not by people like Marcus and Pastor Dan, who would always stand by his side. He needed to be forgiven by an unforgiving world.”
“I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist.”
“Sometimes that's all people ever really need. Just to know.”