Edward M. Hallowell quotes:

To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of this weary pilgrimage." ~Samuel Johnson

Forgiving yourself means that you give up on your hope that the past will be different.

Forgiveness takes intelligence, discipline, imagination, and persistence, as well as a special psychological strength, something athletes call mental toughness and warriors call courage.

When we forgive, the slave we free is ourselves.