"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.

An apology informed is good; an apology performed is better.

We rarely wrestle with apology and lose.

When we apologize we end our struggle with history.

When I accept an apology it means that the part in me that honors our relationship honors the part in you that honors our relationship.

We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.

Apology may be scorned, but it retains its inherent value.