Gandhi was right: if we all live by 'an eye for an eye' the whole world will be blind. The only way out is forgiveness.

A wise judge may let mercy temper justice but may not let mercy undo it.

The rule is: we cannot really forgive ourselves unless we look at the failure in our past and call it by its right name.

To miss out on joy is to miss out on the reason for your existence.

God is the original, master forgiver. Each time we grope our reluctant way through the minor miracle of forgiving, we are imitating his style. I am not at all sure that any of us would have had imagination enough to see the possibilities in this way to heal the wrongs of this life had he not done it first.

Not even God can make something fair out of what is intrinsically unfair. Only one thing can be done. Something must break through the crust of unfairness and create a chance for a new fairness. Only forgiveness can make the breakthrough.

I learned that gratitude is the best feeling I would ever have, the ultimate joy of living.