To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy. It's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it.
Rupert GilesFrom time to time, I am asked--by people with an alarming lack of tact--why a man like myself, who has demonstrated an affinity for working with children, has none of his own. Other people's children are quite enough, thank you.
Rupert Giles