“He couldn't even tell whether he was angry or contrite, whether it was forgiveness he wanted or the power to forgive.”

“And she would weep. When he saw tears rolling down her face, he would forgive her.She was less certain whether she would forgive herself.”

“The betrayal meant he couldn't trust her anymore, and his heart told him he couldn't forgive her.”

“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.”

“but whether he be, or whether he be not, I want bread.”

“He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”