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“We can change. People say we can't, but we do when the the stakes or the pain is high enough.”

Book:Almost Everything: Notes on Hope

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Almost Everything: Notes on Hope

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Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is an American novelist born on April 10, 1954. Her works are known for their humor, directness, and profound emotional depth, primarily exploring themes of family, faith, and self-discovery. more

“It doesn't mean I am afraid of conflict or don’t know how to stand up for myself. I am getting to a place right in the middle where I feel good about exactly how much I apologize. It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for. It takes years to find your voice and seize your real estate.”

Apologizing Saying Sorry

Book:Yes Please

Source: Yes Please

“I'm sorry. I behaved like a jerk. You did. Is that forgiveness? I'm not sure. I think it's an acknowledgment of imperfection. And an admission that I believe time is too short to hold a grudge.”

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Book:Hidden Paradise

Source: Hidden Paradise

“When you value the little things, you don't get hurt by the big things.”

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“Sometimes, "I told him, as the darkness swirled closer and closer, "you just have to say you're sorry." It's more than that, and I think by then I knew it. It's more than saying sorry. It's meaning it. It's letting the apology change things. But an apology is where it has to begin.”

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Book:MirrorMask

Source: MirrorMask

“Saying you’re sorry is an act of strength. Apologizing says I appreciate you and your feelings and I am strong enough to admit that I did something that hurt you. Honest self-reflection is not for the weak. It is perhaps one of the greatest acts of courage. So is apologizing. It is not lowering yourself. It is not about power. It does not even have to directly relate to the transgression itself. It says, I see you and hear you. You are important to me. Saying I’m sorry is telling someone they matter.”

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Author:Jacqueline Simon Gunn

“I think we each have a certain number of unnecessary apologies, which we willingly dish out before we realize it's time to stand and fight. I may still have two or three left.”

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Author:Joyce Rachelle

“To be able to say 'sorry' to a woman- a sister, or a mother, is a most helpful thing, whether sorry or not. Still, for the sake of peace and gentleness at home just 'Sorry''which doesn't bind you to anything---but it turns away wrath! And soreness! And is like sunshine and hurts no one.”

Apologizing Saying Sorry

Book:The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery

Source: The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery

“Saying sorry and not changing from the story that brought the story is the same story.”

Saying Sorry

Author:Ned Bryan Abakah

“It is the politicians who dream their dreams - sometimes dangerous dreams, (...). A top intelligence officer has to be harder-headed than the toughest businessman. One has to trim to the reality, (...) (Sir Nigel Irvine, p. 428-429).”

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Book:The Fourth Protocol

Source: The Fourth Protocol

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