Louise Penny Quotes

We say of some things that they can't be forgiven, or that we will never forgive ourselves. But we do-we do it all the time.

Forgive me now - tomorrow I may no longer feel guilty.

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.

How can I forgive if you are not ready to give up that which caused you to stumble?

While it takes at least two to reconcile, it only takes one to forgive.

It is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent

...forgiving is not the same as forgetting.

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

Repentance clothes in grass and flowers the grave in which the past is laid.

What we forgive too freely doesn't stay forgiven.

Only true remorse and "Will you forgive me?" can press the reset button.

It's too late to apologize for. I have already forgiven you.

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.

I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadn’t met me.

I think there are more people waiting to forgive me than I need to forgive them.

Forgive yourself. Forgive others. Don't wait.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

What have I to forgive and whom?

We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.

When you forgive somebody else you accept the responsibility for your own future.

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.

I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved.

I think we all suffer from guilt at some point in our lives, but for the most part, I never really regret, and I try to always remain positive.

I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night.

Many times, the decisions we make affect and hurt your closest friends and family the most. I have a lot of regrets in that regard. But God has forgiven me, which I am very thankful for. It has enabled me to forgive myself and move forward one day at a time.