Cormac McCarthyThere is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot.
About This Quote
After the most tragic of events, forgiveness is very important. Forgiveness is how we allow ourselves to move on and continue on with our lives. It’s how we forgive others, and then it becomes about them forgiving us. However, for women, that’s not the case.
Women are told that there is no forgiveness. It doesn’t matter if their man has done them wrong, if they were cheated on or abused, they are told “there is no forgiveness.” Men can get up and start all over again after losing their honor. But women cannot.
They cannot. Because once you’ve been wronged by a man, there really is no forgiveness in the world for you.
Source: All The Pretty Horses
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