“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.”
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Oprah Winfrey 143
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“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.”
Variant: Who was it who said that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past?
Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”
“Forgiveness is the release of all hope for a better past.”
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“You hope you come up with the odd memorable one. That's the best any of us could hope for.”
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