There is no substantive evidence that Mark Twain crafted this metaphor. Poems with this symbolism are following a well-trodden flower-filled path. Please be careful. – Garson O’Toole (The Quote Investigator), Forgiveness Is the Fragrance the
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note — torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. – Henry Ward Beecher
In any relationship that comes to an end, theres never just a baseline reason why. You say, Oh, I broke up with my girlfriend. Someone says, Why? You say, Well, you got three hours? And then maybe after I tell you my version, youve got to talk to her. – Michael Rapaport
