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“I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter.”

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Author:Nicole Kidman

“It is not "forgive and forget" as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but "forgive and go forward," building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.”

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Author:Alan Paton

“We are to forgive so that we may enjoy God's goodness without feeling the weight of anger burning deep within our hearts. Forgiveness does not mean we recant the fact that what happened to us was wrong. Instead, we roll our burdens onto the Lord and allow Him to carry them for us.”

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Book:Landmines in the Path of the Believer: Avoiding the Hidden Dangers

Source: Landmines in the Path of the Believer: Avoiding the Hidden Dangers

“Forgiveness is taking seriously the awfulness of what has happened when you are treated unfairly. Forgiveness is not pretending that things are other than the way they are.”

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Author:Desmond Tutu

“In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities happen again. Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.”

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Author:Mark Twain

“Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you.”

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Author:Jennifer O'Neill