Kelley ArmstrongI don't forgive him, " I said." Hell, no, you don't. And why should you? So he can feel better? Get on with his life? And what's he done to help you get on with yours?
About This Quote
This quote is incredibly underrated and completely misunderstood. It can be misused to mean that we should forgive everyone for everything. Repentance is a personal thing and we must forgive in our own way. When writing it, I used the word ‘he’ to represent the person who wronged me and not the person who caused my pain.
Source: Frostbitten
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