I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. Its a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. Its not something that happens overnight. Its an evolution of the heart. – Sue Monk Kidd

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note — torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. – Henry Ward Beecher