Apology - a desperate habit and one that is rarely cured.

Oliver Wendell Holmes
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  2. Never justify someones wrong action, without them apologizing first & admitting their wrongs. If you do. You are not making them better, but you are making them worse on the bad things they do. - Unknown

  3. Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth. - Unknown

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  5. There was nothing else I could do but say sorry myself. His apology had left a residue in me, a residue on my thinking, and continuing on in this house without saying it would be entirely awkward. It would turn the small space toxic. So... - Alexandra Kleeman

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