“Be a little kinder than you have to.” – E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“Of all the things we mortals are called upon to do, the most difficult is forgiveness; in order to truly do it, you will probably have to behave as if you have already forgiven for quite a while before you have actually done so. – Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ancestors of Avalon

“Remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.” – Sophocles, Antigone

“Love is so short, forgetting is so long.” – Pablo Neruda

“You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.” – William Faulkner

“Remember that forgiveness too is power.” – Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Love is by definition an unmerited gift; being loved without meriting it is the very proof of real love.” – Milan Kundera, Slowness

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – Dalai Lama VIV

“Where the myth fails, human love begins. Then we love a human being, not our dream, but a human being with flaws.” – Anaïs Nin

“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.'” – Oprah Winfrey