Apology may be scorned, but it retains its inherent value.
An apology informed is good; an apology performed is better.
Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together.
You can't talk your way out of a situation you acted you way into.
The purpose of apology is to extend ourselves in such a way that relationships become deeper, and life becomes richer and more human in the process.
Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into practice, to actually take on the great courageous task of showing compassion to others.