“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

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindness, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.” – Ellen Goodman

“Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting is to come sooner or later.” – Alice Munro, The Progress of Love

“Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.” – Susan Sontag