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

Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for growth.

Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves.

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.

"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.

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