| 单词 | forgive |
| 例句 | The very notion that Jefferson should feel himself the injured party with the moral leverage to forgive her husband was a preposterous presumption. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Isn’t it ridiculous, after all, to think that a son could forgive his father for beating the drum that sent him to his death? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that no amount of forgiveness would ever wash away his need to be forgiven every day. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Perhaps her sin was so extreme that it could not be forgiven; perhaps her pride was so great that she did not need forgiveness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She forgave him nothing, forgot nothing, hated him as deeply as she had loved Isaac. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And then on that day when the cousin had commended the country wife and laughed at the city wife, that had passed which could not be forgiven. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I know now that she forgives me for being dumb and scared and doing the dumb and scared thing. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Oriana has never forgiven me for that restraint—she believes my not revenging myself on him then means I plan to revenge myself in the future. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They forgave him, but he cut all ties with them when his father declined to remortgage their house in order to lend him more money. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you forgive me for what I’ve done?” he asked of the crosses. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ma and Pa are trying to have faith in Vincent's new path, Uncle Cent can’t forgive him for his failure. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “To forgive, you have to forget,” he counseled. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I knocked, but you did not hear me. I pray you, forgive me this intrusion. My business cannot wait,” she says, her voice both quiet and insistent. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They had forgiven her a lot over the past year. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It’s up to him. He may not be ready to forgive, you.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Do you think it’s possible to forgive somebody after they’re dead?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “This morning, when we forgave each other, we also forgave ourselves,” he said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I’m writing this only by moonlight under my mosquito net, so forgive me if it is messy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Do forgive me. The Grand Maester befouled himself in dying, and the stink was so abominable that I thought I might choke.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You must forgive this intrusion,” he said, when Mrs. Weasley looked around at him, beaming and wiping her eyes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Courts have not been forgiving of women in these circumstances, frequently concluding that “the nature and circumstances of the marital relationship may give rise to an inference of knowledge by the spouse claiming innocent ownership.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If there are gods, surely they will forgive me. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “How were you able to forgive Tris, after what she did to your brother?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He will never forgive himself that he couldn’t find any cinnamon ones. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was quite prepared to forgive the couple, however, for it was clear they were of diligent hardworking habits, and the noise, I am sure, was all attributable to this fact. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Finch: What are the odds of them forgiving and forgetting? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Saved from an untimely death. And may the good Lord forgive me for this foolishness.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Your parents and children, your brothers and sisters will live and be forgiven, and you will join me in the new world we shall build together.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Arwyl would notice if I was absent, and he was not forgiving of such things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lynn is quick to forgive, but quick to ignite, like most Dauntless. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I forgive you, child. We in the peerage are forgiving. Your poor mother used to be known for her ill breeding too.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I just—I hope you’ll forgive me one day, Jimmy,” Dad is saying. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I wonder if Richard will ever forgive me, for my meanness to James while he was alive, and my failure to save him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I felt I was forgiven, and though I wasn’t sure for what, this was a relief. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I will try to; but you will forgive me if I seem egotistical.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Pollard, in his odd way, urged others to forgive the horse this one flaw. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was purely voluntary. Very brave. Anyway, you said you forgave me.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Even looking back through a daughter’s forgiving eye, I have to admit: my father was never good-looking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And that’s what she cant forgive him for: not for the insult, not even for having jilted her: but for being dead. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I pretty please bribe you with muffins to forgive me?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “In the end, mon cher, all that matters is that you forgive yourself. You are learning from your mistake. Like I learned with Tourteau.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z This was the only way Tally could be certain that he had forgiven her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Janie’s coffee-and-cream complexion and her luxurious hair made Mrs. Turner forgive her for wearing overalls like the other women who worked in the fields. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, as though in inverse ratio to the vanishing voice, the invoked ghost of the man whom she could neither forgive nor revenge herself upon began to assume a quality almost of solidity, permanence. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I know this: a child doesn’t forgive or forget—he works it out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He prayed that God would forgive him, and never let him fall again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “My husband’s aunt says that you visit the prison at her direction, bringing tablescraps not good enough for pigs. She declared that forgiving and caring for the enemy is doing the Lord’s work.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was all right, there was no more pain, the last detail of his life was laid bare, understood, forgiven. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Will you forgive me for being such a jerk earlier?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “We’re asking God to forgive any sins we might commit by mistake.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Ten years is ridiculous, Noah. Ten years without so much as a postcard. I’m lucky your father forgave me.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I also think that you should forgive Odenigbo,” he said, and pulled at his collar as though it was choking him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I asked my God to forgive me,” he said. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He turns to leave without saying goodbye, and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, since we’re not friends and he promised himself he would never forgive me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z From: Madeline F. Whittier To: genericuser033@gmail.com Subject: Future Perfect #2 Sent: March 10, 7:33 PM By the time you read this you will have forgiven me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If our actions had damaged our family in any way, I would never forgive myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Forrest laughed and then I got mad. I didn’t forgive him for two days until he brought me lemon cream chocolates.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She would never forgive me if I went behind her back and ratted her out to her mother. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z You made no move to show me you’d heard, though you usually forgave me if I sounded apologetic. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There seemed to be so many people who just couldn’t forgive Dad for not having a college degree like the Captain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Once Johnny was a patron, the past was forgiven him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So Father had forgiven Sam, and I think Mother did, although she never said so. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tagging along with his new friends, Shin began going to church on Sunday mornings, but he did not understand the concept of a loving and forgiving God. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The general public’s collective denial is fairly easy to forgive—if not excuse—for all the reasons discussed in chapter 5. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Chess Federation made a motion to ban him from its organization; and players—and even some of his closest friends—who’d forgiven his 1992 hate mongering in Yugoslavia, were now totally incensed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You do not mind it. You do not see it. You must forgive me. I know you are wounded.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was an accident and the boy’s father forgave Hercules, but Hercules could not forgive himself and he went into exile for a time. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the one thing she could never forgive him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Asked if she had forgiven the DAR, Anderson replied, “Ages and ages ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She would never forgive me if I saved her and didn’t save Olympus. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Petey thought that was a lame excuse and had decided long ago she would never look for him, let alone forgive him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Choosing to forgive strange smells or choosing that Gadzooks is not the only place that boyfriends can shop. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life she imagined her cousins worked for kind and generous masters up north, engaged in more forgiving trades than her own, weaving or spinning, nothing in the fields. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Still, she had obviously decided to forgive me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Noodles now screamed, begged, cried out, "Please forgive me!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z You would have thought everything had been forgiven the way they played. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t quite forgiven either of her parents for being so dismissive of Pet’s warning, for not being with her in this hunt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “You see? I told you they were old. She doesn’t care much for white people, but she prefers light-skinned blacks. Figure that out. Anyway, she ‘forgives’ me for you. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Rasheed regarded the Taliban with a forgiving, affectionate kind of bemusement, as one might regard an erratic cousin prone to unpredictable acts of hilarity and scandal. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I hereby return your stolen goods. I hope you forgive me for returning it too late.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your father’s job is—’ ‘But what about school?’ said Bruno, interrupting her, a thing he knew he was not supposed to do but which he felt he would be forgiven for on this occasion. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z You gentlemen here, forgive me, but you are just a bunch of naive dreamers. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “If we stay together, I’ll have to forgive you over and over again, and if you’re still in this, you’ll have to forgive me over and over again too,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She would forgive him, she knew, because she believed him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “But, forgive me, I am keeping you from your lessons. I am glad to see the children are safe. Good day, Miss Lumley.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Matt,” said Maria, pulling away from Tam Lin for a moment, “you let me forgive you for something you hadn’t done.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t expect that you’ll ever understand me, much less forgive me, you might not even read these words, if your mother gives them to you at all. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The Dothraki .would respect him more if he looked less a beggar, she hoped, and per-haps he would forgive her for shaming him that day in the grass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Replaced. Sacked. Looted like a trophy and carted off—away from my beloved homeland. I lost so much. I swore I would never forgive. Neither would my children.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z During all the terrible long years of his childhood, only Jaime had ever shown him the smallest measure of affection or respect, and for that Tyrion was willing to forgive him most anything. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z God only forgives you if you’re sorry, and she never gives a sign of being sorry. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Audrey told Dad that she had accepted the power of the Atonement long ago, and had forgiven her brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He looked coldly at me and forgave me and sauntered away to a hazlenut bush. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was prepared to forgive their imperfections; maybe he was even prepared to forgive some of his own. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “What on earth is going on out here? The other two may be forgiven for leaving the bookstore without permission, but you are old enough to know better.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “She said that everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recognize the same evil in ourselves, so we’re able to forgive them.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I hoped and prayed that they would someday forgive me for leaving them. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z If you are who I think you are, she wrote, I hope you will forgive me if I’ve made mistakes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Except Baba stunned me by saying, “I forgive you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “We’re definitely okay. We love each other. Sometimes we disagree or argue, but we apologize, we work it out, we forgive. Do you forgive me?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “It’s wicked to cause pain, but if I share it, God may forgive me.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks me to the door, and I tell him I officially forgive him for what he pulled last night. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I forgive you for lying,” Lily said, her poodly curls shoved painfully back into a band. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z From the look on her face, I don’t know if Jasmine is ready to forgive me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Because I realize: It doesn’t matter if Noah hates me, if he never forgives me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Another Korean man of his generation would not forgive the moment so quickly, if ever at all. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I would never have forgiven that horrible old woman. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “They would say it’s selfish to let someone die just because they wronged you. Forgive, forgive, forgive.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I’ve never felt so bad in my life, and I know that still isn’t enough. I know I can’t ask you to just forgive and forget what I did.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I promised myself I would never forgive you. I still won’t, you know.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I am not doing a capable job, sire; please forgive me and believe me when I say that my failures were those of the body and mind and not of the heart.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Had Atticus known of the secret decision between his sister and his daughter he would have never forgiven them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She said there was something that she had never told her husband, and she feared he would not forgive her for it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Holding grudges is dangerous for a child of Hades. It is our fatal flaw. You have to forgive. You have to promise me this.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Everyone—except for Caliban—is happy, and everyone is forgiven, and everyone is fine, and they all sail away on calm seas. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She makes pronouncements that Ivanito doesn’t understand, stays up all night hearing prophecies in her head, forgives her father and ex-husband long lists of past trespasses. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks, as he’s hauled into a bruising kiss, that he’ll never forgive himself for it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She would never ever forgive him for that. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then I look at her rosy face and little nose and hope she has to forgive Henek many, many times in the future. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I asked again if he would forgive me, & this time, he gave me a reply, which I cannot repeat, so heavily does all weigh upon me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He wasn’t about to forgive, but he respected that she hadn’t begged or tried to apologize when Bapi got out his knife. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Lord forgive me for not doing what I should have done and for doing what I shouldn’t have done— oh hell. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The sign had surprised Carla since "forgive us our trespasses" was the only other context in which she had heard the word. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “You already know I need you each to make it out of this okay,” David said, “for purely selfish reasons. If you get hurt, I’ll never forgive you.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A man sang that he would never forgive the ungrateful woman he once loved because she had abandoned him at what was supposed to be the happiest time of year. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The biggest one, Allah forgive me, was that I was lonely. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Jof-frey would never forgive me if anything happened to his precious." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But the black man always says, “I forgive you, man. I forgive you for your sins.” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I could never forgive Charles for knowing I wasn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “She’d never have forgiven you. You had to take care of her family. They matter more to her than her life.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Genie’s mom had always said that when a person says they’re sorry, to do your best to forgive them, no matter what. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I want you to know that I never received any of your letters, but of course I forgive you for everything. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “The girl’s father was annoyed at his clever daughter, but he liked his grandchildren, so he forgave her.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is stupid to expect me to forgive this.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “If you will forgive me for being personal—I do not like your face, M. Ratchett,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could forgive a man who killed my father by mistake, but love him as a husband? By God, Horatio, I do not know!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Garrett may have mentioned it in passing. But don’t get him in trouble. I only bring it up to add evidence to my argument about your forgiving nature.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Or “Loathsome One, turn toward the mountain — it is more forgiving.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He stopped waiting for her to chuckle at the funny parts or give him the smallest forgiving sign. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A monk was coming down the dormitory stairs, and God forgive me, I shoved him to one side. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Of course, I forgive you, Theresa answered, tipping the bowl to her mouth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the Pigman who has to forgive me—not you! The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He opens the hamper, wondering if he’s okay never seeing Aimee again, knowing she’ll never forgive him if she ever finds out he’s responsible. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Now that Granny was dead, you’d think he’d ask the Lord to forgive him for not letting her have plumbing, electricity, and a telephone. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "A splendid plan, Bronn. Try it, as you like . . . and forgive me if I do not linger to bury you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s joy at being forgiven was like a wisp of smoke; Min’s orders for the day blew it into nothingness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z No, maybe it was about the passage of time, and the need for patience, and the ability to forgive. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They flashed as she smiled and forgave her cub. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, your mother once asked me the same thing, Brady. After she left us that time. I said, ‘They ain’t nothin’ to forgive. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She especially forgives him for it whenever she sees him write by hand; he crouches over in concentration, his arm curled and his fingers pressing hard like a child, and she loves this. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “She hasn’t been here in a minute, so please forgive her.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was one thing not to hate, and another to forgive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Most of all, my white skin craves to be touched and held by the one man on earth I know has forgiven me for it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too quick to anger, too slow to forgive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The best you can do is forgive yourself, take a deep breath, and get to work on the next challenge. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You know, I haven’t forgiven you for the Tyler thing yet,” I warned him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I just want to say that I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I don’t ... I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I... please forgive me,please....” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She wanted to tell it, making it as gruesome as she could, but she knew Joe would never forgive her if she so much as mentioned it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “You smiled coming out of me, did anyone ever tell you? And I wouldn’t even hold you. Allah forgive me, I wouldn’t even hold you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, there’s nothing to forgive, Ted,” my mother said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Have you really forgiven me, or are you just saying that you have because I’m about to die?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You are forgiven. Now sit. I bring some hard tidings, Cersei.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bless us, brother, bless us and forgive us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it is loaded, maybe if she shot her head off, everyone would forgive her for having made up the story of the gun. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This was what I was made for, and gods forgive me, but I do love it .. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But it was a relief, to see that Ben seemed like he’d truly forgiven her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I don’t think she’ll ever be able to forgive what he did to her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It ended some time later with him breaking down in tears on the floor, clutching at my leg and begging me to forgive him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I didn’t stop him, you jerk! He was my friend. How do you forgive somebody for that kind of treachery? That kind of betrayal. How do you forgive yourself? You just don’t.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But maybe I wouldn’t have so much to forgive if I could control my own temper. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He tells me God forgives me and I must forgive myself, that God loves me and I must love myself for only when you love God in yourself can you love all God’s creatures. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She would never forgive me if I saved her instead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Just come back and all would be forgiven. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry about the, you know, death threats, trials, and such....I do hope you can forgive me. I didn’t realize that it was...you.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But she said she could never forgive us kids and didn’t want us in her house any longer, even if we stayed in the basement and kept as quiet as church mice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve already forgiven you. You don’t have to keep insulting him on my account.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It’s not a simple thing to forgive such a huge betrayal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you will forgive my saying so, Agravaine, I would prefer you to speak of your aunt by her title, at least in front of me—even in this connection.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pope assured Christians that anyone who died, even along the journey, would have his sins forgiven and earn a special place in paradise. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z "And Ishtar was literally a goddess, so forgive me if I'm not impressed." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The sermon was to be based on Luke 23:34, the words Christ spoke from the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “If I had forgiven him,” I say, “do you think he would be alive now?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But Lobelia can perhaps be forgiven: she had been obliged to wait about seventy-seven years longer for Bag End than she once hoped, and she was now a hundred years old. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Charley had forgiven me in a nauseatingly superior way, but now he had settled down to business also. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was well tried. I will forgive you, Jude, and we will go back into the banquet. You will persuade Cardan to do what I need him to. All will be as it should be.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His manner forgiving her all transgressions past and present. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even Mr. Shakespeare, who had most cause to call for my dismissal, seemed inclined to forgive me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what I meant to say. That the forgiving was already done.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to talk to you right now, and I want you to forgive me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t figure out when or how Papi asked Mami to forgive him and what he did so that she would. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I forgive you for getting me in trouble, stupid,” Lily said, but not too harshly. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z According to Yevgeniya, Stalin warned Marina, “You understand, future generations will not forgive us for sacrificing young girls.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I trust that you will get on your knees and pray to Almighty God to forgive you for the mistake that you have made. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z There was something about Arize’s effervescent mischief that made people forgiving. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So the more venom a creature has, the more we should be able to forgive that animal. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Any reader steeped in the history of Western civilization would be forgiven for assuming that African food production began in ancient Egypt’s Nile Valley, land of the pharaohs and pyramids. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mam says, That driver is nothing but a dirty old drunkard, God forgive me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z You forgave faults, found perfection, fell madly; then the next day the sun came up and it was over. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She could go to Him and ask Him to forgive you. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, for sure. I will never forgive him for using me like this. I don’t even care if we never talk again.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z "And please forgive me for butting in on you like this. I am Matilda's teacher at school and it is important I have a word with you and your wife." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Caleb told me that our mother said there was evil in everyone, and the first step to loving someone else is to recognize that evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z With every step I hoped that Chairman Mao would forgive my black class status and let me be a Red Guard too. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama hugs me back, places a little kiss on the top of my head, and I know all is forgiven—for now. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I see what you’re trying to do here. I don’t think I’m ready to forgive her for abandoning me.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps the error can be forgiven—the pilot project, which ended in 1997, had the same name, Minnesota Family Investment Program, as Minnesota’s much larger, ongoing welfare reform program. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must forgive me if I don’t hear everything you say.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Reader, I forgave him at the moment and on the spot. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My feet still haven’t forgiven me for turning them into chunks of ice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Safer says, “Yeah, I forgive you too,” and he puts a fresh gum wrapper into my hand. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He would never forgive himself if he did not encourage her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You have no choice. Which is why I hope you’ll forgive me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t think he was ever going to forgive me, but an hour or so later, after he talked to Noah, he asked me to go for a swim with him, our first in years. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Often the war of wills goes on for quite a time, I squinching my eyes shut and he forgiving me, but he nearly always wins. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please, Ophelia, will you forgive me for being unjust and cruel?” she asks, not pleading but with a noble dignity. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Considering the chaos of the city and the haste with which the paper had to be thrown together, the Journal might be forgiven for printing what was nothing more than gossip. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But democracy is a forgiving God and America’s heresies—torture, theft, enslavement—are so common among individuals and nations that none can declare themselves immune. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “What really happened. And then forgive yourself for it.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Prim forgave her, but I had taken a step back from my mother, put up a wall to protect myself from needing her, and nothing was ever the same between us again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Jesus must have known how hard it is to forgive, that was why he put this in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she goes on to add: 'If this is a painful memory, forgive me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z If she's not leaving him, does she think her mother will forgive her? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s kind of a relief, since she’s the one person who it’s really hard to forgive. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “But we all know Gunwoo. He’s been hurting bad. We have to understand and forgive him.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is why they forgive her for not wearing all black or all white for a year. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess you have your reasons. And it’s not my affair. I hope you’ll forgive me if I don’t believe it, Lee.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But you said to me,” returned Estella, very earnestly, “‘God bless you, God forgive you!’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a violence that can never be forgiven,” she said, her voice husky with emotion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Like me, except for the “quick to forgive” part. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z To err is human; to forgive, divine. escape. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Francie, forgive me. I shouldn’t have asked. I had no way of knowing.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But she forgave him when he had made a proper act of contrition. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Not because she came to me and begged me to forgive her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z GINNY: I can forgive you for one mistake, Harry, maybe even two, but the more mistakes you make, the harder to forgive you it becomes. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I will never forgive myself” Hermes slashed his caduceus through the mist. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He’d come into my room an hour later, his eyes glassy, his voice croaking, and asked me to forgive him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And it was for that she would not forgive him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I wish it had been Robert. Mrs. Danvers will never forgive me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she murmured, “Please forgive him, please. It was the war.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved him because he was going to forgive Winn-Dixie for being afraid. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to find him and hug him and beg him to forgive me for leaving. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She forgot about time as she drifted between pieces, voicing the unspeakable, opening old wounds, playing and playing as the sound forgave and saved her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I could...I could forgive him, couldn’t I? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Then you ain’t forgive me! When a body asks forgiveness, they means it!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Would she at least forgive him for breaking his promise? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He was not sure if she had forgiven him for the incident with Olanna—they had never talked about it—but this note, this new openness, meant that she was ready to move forward. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z You can be forgiven if you found the previous paragraph confusing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Many black men, the victims—in fact most black men—would like to be able to forgive, to forget, the crimes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Your father’s job is—’ ‘But what about school?’ said Bruno, interrupting her, a thing he knew he was not supposed to do but which he felt he would be forgiven for on this occasion. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z “So, I’m sorry, Ally. I really am. I hope you can forgive me.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z No one said anything, but I knew that Nemur would not soon forgive me for going over his head and getting in touch with the Foundation. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I hope this works, and that it’s enough to get Nora to forgive me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The theory was indeed wrong, but the scientist never forgave him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was the Helmholtz of daily life who forgot and forgave, not the Helmholtz of a half-gramme holiday. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I forgive almost all of you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z "He doesn't, any longer. The boy grew ill and died while Mr. Shakespeare was here in London. I doubt that he's ever forgiven himself." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If your kid was supersmart and acing tests, it was forgiven that he never hit a home run or scored a goal. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z This is a lot like the kinds of things people have said to me at gallery openings, but in him I forgive it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They’re still avoiding me at the bus stop, but maybe if I talk to them alone, they’ll be willing to forgive me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But how can I forgive them for stealing the most precious gift that they ever bought me? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When finally the son came to his senses, his father forgave him and removed each of the nails. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Forgive me even though I have done something you shouldn't forgive me for. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And she temporarily forgave the midwife her sharpness for the magic of her spells and the miracle of her skills. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put on some weight next time I see you,” she said, “it doesn’t suit you to be so thin. Give Maxim my love, and forgive me for to-day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Stella, I’m so sorry. Please forgive me. Please forgive my father.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, I think you could forgive her for that,” Yishan said, “considering she was running around the army camp for you pointlessly.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The Lannis- ters of easterly Rock had come late to Robert's cause, when victory was all but certain, and he had never forgiven them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This was surely a cynical attempt to win forgiveness for what could never be forgiven. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was crying, reader, because he had been forgiven. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I will, the terrible Voice responded, if you also ask me to forgive Tenorio. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, although Stone dedicated the rest of her life to working for women’s rights, Anthony never forgave her for what she considered a personal betrayal. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to! You take four hundred dollars to Ebgard and pay off the claim. It’s yours, right and proper. Then you come back and I forgive the loan.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Some even forgave him or her in the interest of truth, feeling that the thief had a very important mission that would have pleased Vermeer himself. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe God will forgive me for committing suicide to avoid being murdered? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He would never forgive her elopement with the sailor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “So take me to the Gestapo. Go on. And when they kill me, and all the ones I could have saved, I hope God will forgive you. Though I really don’t see how He can.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And if by chance there were tears, let us forgive him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And if Baba could forgive that, then why couldn’t he forgive me for not being the son he’d always wanted? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t say that. God may never forgive you,” he whispered. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to blame us both and was not about to forgive either one of us—me or the rifle. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The gods demand that we make a sacrifice so that we may be forgiven.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She cannot forgive Mrs. Gershom for selling houses at The Farm. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And if folks could overlook the rumors of a white woman birthing a Negro, well, they could forgive just about anything, couldn't they? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Blaine might have been more forgiving if she had simply forgotten, if she had been so submerged in reading or blogging that the protest had slipped from her mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At once he forgave me all my friends. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “So I realized I was being unfair and should forgive you. After all, wolves don’t know they aren’t supposed to eat peasants.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Presumably she was saying there was nothing to forgive. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My father had only to say an affectionate word and she would have forgiven him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yes, Artemis. All is forgiven. Just one thing...” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Wish I knew. Meeting you taught me to forgive myself. I don’t need to hate. Not anymore.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, Jacob—oh, goodness. I’m making an awful mess of this. It’s none of my business. Really. Please forgive me.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You’re a normal kid who did something very bad. And even though it was just a mistake, you’re trying not to forgive yourself.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They would have liked to ask why he was going to forgive his nephews, or to protest that it was impossible to pardon matricides without damaging the Round Table. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey forgave him, without a word, without another thought. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have forgiven his mistakes and his failures. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope you can forgive me for being cautious. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don’t. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I’m a country bumpkin and this is my first city party so you have to forgive me.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Didn’t seem like it would, but I decided to forgive Isaac on the grounds that he was going blind. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She said that she forgave him and that we should, too.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You must forgive my Hunters if they do not welcome you,” Artemis said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to forgive us men. You see, it’s not an easy thing to pick a flower to fit a girl, if you’ll excuse my expression.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I will forgive it as you are not knowing. What are you called, Overlander?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I held the Handsome One closely and whispered to him as I petted his head, asking him to forgive me for my weakness, for allowing him to be injured. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “You know last Saturday when Chika and Bose brought their children, I was just thinking that Nigerians here really forgive so much from their children because they have foreign accents. The rules are different.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He said to forgive him but he did not agree. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Haan. Your mummy...she doesn’t blame you, Twinkle. But she does blame herself. She will never forgive herself for Nani dying alone.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I told the others that they should forgive you. I think they will, eventually.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It forgives all of us—my mom, my dad, and my sister. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Puerto Rican jíbara who longed for the green quiet of a tropical afternoon was to become a hybrid who would never forgive the uprooting. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Is one part of you allowed to forgive the other? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I hoped he could forgive me, but I doubted my chances. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Coach says you come to practice tomorrow, all will be forgiven,” Russ says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I am slow to anger, but also slow to forgive. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She wanted there to be someone who loved her unconditionally, someone who would forgive her anything. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As though I could forgive everything and dwell in this singular moment, in the warmth he’s offering me now, the warmth of a father who loves his daughter. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of him wasn’t ready to forgive Vikus for abandoning them, either. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was sore confused when the boy reached out his hand and said, “It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Charlie Bobo. Please forgive my rudeness.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z God would never forgive them for what they had done, but here on Earth there was a way of undoing some of the damage. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If he would, we would all forgive him, even Mama. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “No, I was out. I was spending the afternoon and evening in Kerrith. I shall never forgive myself for that. Never till my dying day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I had no way of measuring the gravity of my wrong and I assumed that I had done something for which I would never be forgiven. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think if you deliver it to the Erudite, they’ll forgive your indiscretion and let you back in their good graces.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I guess he’d hooked her up with some methadone and taken her straight to Ted, who’d been quick to drive out her evil, forgive her sins and usher Jesus into her heart. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “And mind your manners. She’s not as forgiving of rudeness as I am.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “She isn’t well, Muvuki. Please forgive her,” one of them said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She needn’t forgive them, or go back over the old arguments. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z People had probably forgiven her for all kinds of things, but I doubted she'd get much sympathy out of Patrick. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His brother and Draupadi even forgave Arjuna when he explained that he just had to get his bow and arrow. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Count on James to think things through, Dicey thought, and forgave him for his lack of persistence the day before and for being careless and falling. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no one, no entity or higher form that she can appeal to, or be reconciled with, or that can forgive her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He forgave this punctuation only in his mother’s letters where a row of five indicated a jolly good joke. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I repented to, and was forgiven by, my buddy Fang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You might as well put it away. If you kill me you’ll spoil Capricorn’s fun. He won’t forgive you for that in a hurry.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She smiled then, and as I crumpled into a bow, Katie said, “Now I forgive you.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Please, Your Honor, forgive her. I take full responsibility for her behavior.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z One night, I gathered my strength and asked Dad, “Will you ever forgive me for what I did?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Their loans carry very low interest rates, and if you go into teaching they’ll forgive ten percent of the loan for every year you teach, up to fifty percent.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad would never let them go alone, and if Dad went with them, the other Egyptians would never forgive them for giving away Egypt to a grown-up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, right away she told me she was sorry, and I forgave her. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She’d said she could never forgive, but it would seem she already had, and she flushed with confused dismay. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But how can I forgive him when I don’t even know exactly what he’s done to me? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “And people forgave you, right? Because everyone makes mistakes?” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He must think that if she could be forgiving of what happened around Baby’s birth, she could be forgiving of anything. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But who, if not me, and for how many generations must we be forgiven by our children? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the clouds, I would look down at her puffy, sorry face, and only when I believed she had suffered enough would I return to forgive her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet he too drew down on himself the anger of the gods and by the sin the gods never forgave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well you might. Crispin, forgive me being so angry with you. God knows, it’s not your fault.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Walter genuinely forgave the people who unfairly accused him, the people who convicted him, and the people who had judged him unworthy of mercy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The question is, can you forgive them for being human anyway? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I think you’ve suffered enough because of this man’s ignorance. If you promise me not to use your magic to throw him into the river again, I’ll forgive your trespass this time.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I guess it’s like, I forgive her, but I don’t really know if I can trust her again. Does that make sense?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Hands cupped in front of their faces, heads bowed, murmuring a prayer: “Merciful God, forgive him his trespasses. Make wide his grave and light his path. Raise him unto the highest heavens.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But then the starter would set the field off, War Admiral would drop down and skim over the track, and everyone would forgive him for his imperiousness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We will learn to forgive ourselves in tandem. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And if I could control something, I could forgive myself for the one problem that I could never have solved, the one person I could never have saved. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe she wouldn’t forgive them until Redemption was safe, and maybe not even then. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Again he escaped lasting damage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes forgave him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z If the League caught up to us and took them in, I’d never forgive myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t know the answer to that. Be careful, Miss Podgórska. And God forgive us all.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We were on the same team. Foil. USA Fencing National Championships Team. I was the last to qualify. Beat out one of Michael’s friends. He never forgave me.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Your crimes will be washed away, your debts forgiven. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Einar, though, had never forgiven himself; he lived in self-imposed shame and stayed mostly silent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He’s never going to forgive me,” Cole said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They hated her for it, and they would never forgive. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Even though Bianca forgave him, they went their separate ways and she chose to go back with her coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to be Native American or First Nation. Anybody can love, forgive, and heal. Nobody has a corner on that market.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Realizing that everything was forgiven, I stood up and dried my eyes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished that the people of Bone Gap could forgive, and that he could forget. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing to forgive. But for the grace of God it might have been any one of us.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth had had nothing but trouble from that overbearing goddess, and she’d never forgive Hera for taking Percy away, even if it was for a noble cause. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “My mistake, my mistake — I didn’t see you — of course I didn’t, you’re invisible — forgive old Peevsie his little joke, sir.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was not a thing, I was sure, he would forgive. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Dear God, our Father, forgive me, for I knew not what I was doing . . “Dear God, our Father, forgive me, for I knew not what I was doing,” I repeated. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If I told you the secret of the physician’s cure, Zeus would never forgive me!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If God said in plain language, “I’m giving you a choice, forgive or die,” a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a mistake, and I forgive him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Perry, We got your 2nd letter today & forgive me for not writing sooner. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The cry of a girl ready to be forgiven, years after having sold her sibling out to a pair of adults who would, a short time later, die on a distant continent. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He could forgive attacks of nerves, panic, bad unexplainable actions, all sorts of lapses. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But since the Resthaven people did and, after all, knew nothing of his background, he forgave them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It looked as if her piracy was forgiven, or at least forgotten. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I’d found it again, but had he truly forgiven me for being so stupid about losing it in the first place? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He’s good-looking, with those brown curls and those eyes and that body, and he can get a little cocky, a little self-involved, but Annabelle and everyone else forgive him for it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Having accepted the fact that they were clueless Americans, he had apparently decided to forgive them and treat them politely. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Yes, she was a child at the time, and he did not forgive her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He taught me about a God who lifted me up and forgave me and made me new. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When her captors came for her, she made pious noises at diem again and told them how determined she was to confess her sins and be forgiven for all that she had done. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And he was never going to forgive her for that. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She shook her head, an imperceptible, forgiving shrug. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I know she forgives me, just as her mother forgives her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Dr. Trefusis is a gentleman of quality. I do not doubt his word. You will forgive my anxiety. This strife and bombs have made me run distracted.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And, you know, I forgave him right then for riding off and leaving me earlier. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It might redeem her enough in the eyes of the law that she'd be forgiven for the other bad things she'd done that night. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Would my father ever forgive me for my role in it? Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z But Mama forgave me as usual, and I focused instead on the coming graduation from the sixth grade. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z "It is a hard thing to tell a man, my lord. I was fearful how you might take it. Can you forgive me?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "You must forgive me, but sometimes you look the very image of your brother Robert." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He knew that he would never forgive the old man, never. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What happened to them is hard to forgive, and I know Wendle was worried how the crowd might act when they caught sight of Hickock and Smith. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z To deepen the weight on my back was the disapproval of my teammates, who were less than forgiving when I lost a point or didn’t measure up to their expectations. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And then, he says, “And Father, forgive us for the times when we fall short and don’t do what we should.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t see it as forgiving him. See it as allowing yourself to be happy. What will you do with the misery you have chosen? Will you eat misery?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It seems to me that you are sulking. If the Queen is sorry for what she has done, whatever it was, you ought to behave generously and forgive her.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot forgive nor forget the listless do nothingness of the men we had always believed our best friends,” Anthony wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The soul was lost, unsafe, unsure, suffering—why couldn’t there be a god who would never punish his people, a god who would be forgiving all of the time? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z —So maybe you’re blaming yourself for something that Rob forgives you for. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless I forgive her, I will have nothing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z "No, my lady, but we thank you kindly. You must forgive my daughter, she has not been well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An extraterrestrial visiting Earth 10,000 years ago might have been forgiven for predicting that Europe would end up as a set of vassal states of a sub-Saharan African empire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At church he has the power to forgive sins and consecrate the host. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “What I mean is—I’m well enough to enjoy your company, but you must forgive my absentmindedness.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “So do I...and you know what? I forgive you.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t want you to have a heart spell. I’d never forgive myself.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I gave them happiness, but I was not so self-serving as to let them forgive me. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “It’s you. It’s you who needs to forgive yourself.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then I add, “I forgive you for that more than I forgive you for the thing with the drone.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was easy to forgive a baby who looked like that, all wide-eyed and apple-cheeked. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I knew she had forgiven me when she asked me to read to her a volume of love sonnets, which were said to be the latest fashion in England. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Beatrice, if I do this . . . will you be able to forgive me?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We didn’t even have enough time to forgive him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Never. But I may forgive you. Now I am not going any further today, so if you’ll kindly escort me to The Floating Log, I’ll be obliged.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Because as Tommy said, she wanted the best for us at the end, and though she said that day in the car I’d never forgive her, she was wrong about that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Afraid of you, too. But now I think we must forgive you. And you must forgive us.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They had no way of knowing that there were foster parents and adopting parents who were kind and loving and generous and forgiving. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Had Lupin forgiven him, then, for the terrible things he had said when they had last met? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But then, unexpectedly, he finds that his fault has been overlooked or forgiven and at once the world reappears in brilliant colors, full of delightful prospects. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t even forgive themselves for what a jerk I’ve turned out to be. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Bobby always held that it was easier to forgive an enemy than a friend. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I'm still mad about his reaction in government, but if he apologizes, I might be able to forgive him if he likes Harry Potter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Fate sentenced Our Father to pay for those lives with the remainder of his, and he has spent it posturing desperately beneath the eyes of a God who will not forgive a debt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper agreed to give them room and board and to forgive the rent on the stable space in exchange for the donkey. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When my dad asked him what he meant by that, the guy said that my dad would have to forgive him if the party wasn’t up to my dad’s standards. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Then I won’t drink, not even water. I will die of thirst at your feet, and Arthur will give me a splendid funeral, and never forgive you for making me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was back in the Ministry of Love, with everything forgiven, his soul white as snow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I know it’s not reasonable to think you'll forgive me, but I hope you don't let my leaving hurt you too much for too long. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I only knew at this moment, my father forgave me for not having done what I was supposed to do: look out for my sisters. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I don’t know if my grandma or Aunt Rebecca will ever really forgive my dad for leaving them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The captain tried to apologize when he saw who I was, but I wasn’t in a forgiving mood. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I pray that you are strong but forgiving, that you are resilient but hopeful, and that you are kind but nobody's fool. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Their teacher, a delicate Jesuit with forgiving eyes, would simply point him to a seat in the back row. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But beauty can make people forgive a thousand cruelties. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean...I mean, I forgive you.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “My lord jests. You will forgive me if I do not laugh. We Braavosi are descended from those who fled Valyria and the wroth of its dragonlords. We do not jape of dragons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘I want you to forgive Dove like a Christian.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But I made myself listen—it was as if Manolo had to say it and I had to hear it—so that it could be human, so that we could begin to forgive it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted the inspector to embrace her and comfort her and forgive her, however guiltless she was. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean to pry, I just found it interesting. I hope you will forgive me for looking through it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I just hope that you forgive me for the pain I brought you and your family. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to forgive me, for I had no idea that in all the world there was such a small sailor.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “God knows as I forgive you, if I have anythink to forgive!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The priests can go to hell too and I won’t ask God to forgive me for saying the likes of that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She especially forgives him, too, when he comes inside and he smells like cold winter air, and also when he keeps his promises. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I used to be a very naughty girl when Annie was alive, do you think God will forgive me?” she asked her mother another evening. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I hope you will forgive me,’ he said, ‘if I tell you that human beans is thinking they is very clever, but they is not. They is nearly all of them notmuchers and squeakpips.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Done then, and may the gods forgive me. There’s a hundred mothers never will, I know.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, forgive me!” and he filled us up. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If Toby went to the apartment right now, a mea culpa on his lips, Luke would forgive him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z People, in general, would rather die than forgive. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing there, I realized I’d first have to forgive my father. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “And will you, in turn, forgive me for believing you were the spy?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Why did I not tell her all, when I had her open and forgiving ear? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And I will have lost everyone: my parents, Caleb, and finally, Tobias, who will never forgive me for working with his father, especially if I have no way to prove that it was worthwhile. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot tell till I have thought it all over. If, on reflection, I find I have fallen into no great absurdity, I shall try to forgive you; but it was not right.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I could have forgiven you, you know,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay, I forgive you,” I say, and his expression turns into a smile. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I forgive you,” Lily said, catching up with him on the walk to school the following day. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Staring at those letters, I thought I could forgive my father. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “We’re out of vodka. Come on, Buckeye. Take one with us, before you go find the Viking. She'll forgive you, don't worry.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Please forgive me for not stopping by sooner,” Justice Strauss said, as the Baudelaires stood awkwardly in the doorway. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z But the sea was now calm and the sky forgiving. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, Beth, if you should be sick I never could forgive myself! What shall we do?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, gods forgive me, forgive me, forgive me. My medicine . . ." And then Maester Vyman was there, holding a cup to his lips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wife would never forgive me if I were to let you away into the night.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “He was guilty of a terrible crime when he was young, and he could never forgive himself for it. He believed this last act would make up for everything.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it won’t help you get your name in the paper, so you’ll have to forgive me if I disagree,” Mom says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “When Our Lord spoke of forgiveness he did not only mean forgiving others. Sometimes we have to forgive ourselves.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Of course, I wanted the perpetrators to be held responsible, and if I saw Deborah’s killers standing in front of me today, I don’t know if I could forgive them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Matilde is all white sugar—sweet and forgiving— while I’m pure acidic lemon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His family never forgave the Confederacy for not marking his grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Angles, colors, the riot of snowflakes, the din of Sid’s band—everything was soft and kind and infinitely forgiving. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Daggers in the dark. I know. You will forgive my doubts, my lady. A grey girl on a dying horse, fleeing from a marriage, that was what you said.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But today, our self-righteousness, our fear, and our anger have caused even the Christians to hurl stones at the people who fall down, even when we know we should forgive or show compassion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He would have been amazed, uncomprehending if I refused to forgive him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But right now, I don’t feel forgiving at all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His contemporaries thought him “stand-offish,” yet forgave him, saying, “Oh, Kenyon. It’s just that he lives in a world of his own.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For years, we couldn’t forgive each other for misremembering even the color of our grandmother’s scarf. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z If he were sitting here, I don’t have enough Black Jesus in me to tell him I forgive him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Do you think you’ll ever be able to forgive me and forget the past?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All he could think of was to keep apologizing until Senator Mendoza heard him and forgave him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am sorry. I am not practiced in love. When will you forgive me?” he pleaded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And she—who lost someone dear to her that day, just as I did—was able to forgive me; an act that must have been nearly impossible. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But they came like many trumpets; even if they had come to hear and not to testify it was not they who could forgive her, but only God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Lancelot said: “Jenny, couldn’t you forgive her? She is probably ugly as well as miserable now. She never had much to fan back on.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother decided at this point that the situation was too ludicrous for Dad to miss, and that he’d never forgive her if she didn’t deal him in. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We will never forgive ourselves for what we did today. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Any glimmer of hope that my other friends will forgive me disappears when I’m heading to the bus stop on Monday morning. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “He’ll never forgive himself if he’s the one who finds her. But what can we do?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z If he lied to her about this, she'd never forgive him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But somehow I never really forgave her for making me move back to this godforsaken place. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You will forgive me if I ask a few things of a less scholarly nature?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re right, sorry,” said Ron, but unable to help himself, he added, “Don’t get too friendly with him, though, Rosie. Granddad Weasley would never forgive you if you married a pureblood.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I've got to be going, so say you forgive me. I don't want you angry with me.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z So she winked hard, shook her head, and said gruffly because Amy was listening, “It was an abominable thing, and she doesn’t deserve to be forgiven.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They expected certain things of her, and forgave certain things from her, because she was foreign. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “The public may be forgiven for saying, ‘Here we go again,’ ” wrote one reviewer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I guess,” I said, wishing he’d forgive me for forgetting about the weeds and rip up the ticket. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “White people, too, need to come to him so he can forgive them their sins.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He prayed to God to give him a sign one day to make him know he was forgiven. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He will forgive your father, me, and you too. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I called Grandma to apologize when the ReelTok interview came out, and she says she forgives me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Another Question for the Notebook: How could I expect him ever to forgive me? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You’re still a little sullen,” the girl said, “but I will forgive you that if you will save me from my uncle.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And for that, he could not forgive himself. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z This cheered him up some, and he forgave me enough to walk with me while we caught up to Granddaddy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Not because he wanted to be forgiven for missing the meal—that didn’t interest him at all, he might have rather enjoyed the punishment if it was done in some novel and unknown way. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cullen,” he began, “I am so, so sorry that your brother is gone. He was a good one. Very nice and very forgiving and very much like you.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z But all was forgotten and forgiven by the end of our first ride on the Pirate Ship. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I cannot forgive him, but I cannot hate him, either. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He would never forgive me, and this would be the end of our friendship. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The entire family became kind and forgiving, but I knew the motives that prompted their change and it drove me an even greater emotional distance from them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “But in a small town you have to forgive people for their faults no matter if you want to or not.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She told us we should forgive her the same way we always forgave Dad for his drinking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Naturally I do, but as I have already proven to you, I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being — forgive me — rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He made her cry, but she always forgave him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I forget that I am mad at him and that I promised myself I would never. ever forgive him for not coming to my defense on the bus. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’m in a mood to forgive. What do you say to that, boys?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Dolores would never forgive herself if she lost her son and his pet in the same afternoon. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I did not think, I did not even think to think, what Mama needed to be forgiven for. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the saints, his mother and his father, the warnings he had heard from his earliest beginnings, he had sinned with his hands a sin that was hard to forgive. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He said, “We need to keep going, little sister. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. Please forgive me, but we can’t stay here.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, obviously I didn’t want you to know that I looked. You didn’t exactly seem like the most forgiving person.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “At the end, he’s sorry. He’s just really, really sorry about everything, and that’s enough. Everyone forgives him. Shakespeare lets Leontes be redeemed even though he did all that evil stuff.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Come out now, and all will be forgiven.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “My dear, dear Lizzy, I would—I do congratulate you—but are you certain? forgive the question—are you quite certain that you can be happy with him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Don’t be so mean, Gerald. Hasn’t he been a perfect gentleman since he’s been out? Hasn’t he tried to show you that he’s sorry and he’s changed? You gotta learn to forgive and forget!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of what he’s done. Of how he’s hurt us again. And afraid because he thinks we won’t forgive him. Like we always have. And will. You have children, Mr. Nye?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled, but all I could think of was what I planned to say in front of a crowd of people and if Abby would ever forgive me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He forgave the startled expression in Lancelot’s face, and took his hand once more. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Later Aunt Loma came in, carrying Campbell Junior, and patted my shoulder like she was forgiving me for doing evil. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He began by advising her to moderate the rigor of her mourning, to ventilate the house, to forgive the world for the death of José Arcadio. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ike Bykovski spoke then of the way a man can change and how it is possible to forgive if not perhaps to forget. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Gods forgive me, Robb, I can't, what if he dies while I'm asleep, what if he dies, what if he dies . . ." The wolves were still howling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I would meet her saying, “Mother, forgive. Please forgive,” and she would kiss my skin till it grew chapped and tell me I was not to blame. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I haven’t forgiven him. I want to sit over there,” I say, pointing at another table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When I finally let him go, I whispered, “Leon, I forgive you.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, then. Mrs. Heine, forgive me. Your husband and the defendant—do I have this right?—had grown up together as boys?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And then, “Take the pencil and write under my name, ‘I forgive her!’” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And when he forgave her and came back—the hours they’d spend just talking, just telling each other everything... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I think you get to decide whether you want to forgive them or not,” Toby said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And then, in a voice of despair, “Oh, Linda, forgive me. Forgive me, God. I’m bad. I’m wicked. I’m . . . No, no, you strumpet, you strumpet!” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Plug, sturdy, loyal range horse that he was, forgave my every mistake. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I remember thinking: ‘There may not be a chance for them to forgive him.’ A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z God forgive me, but I wish there wasn’t a “we” mixed up in this. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Someone else—almost anyone else—might have seen his heartbreak and forgiven his tone of command. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But so far trouble had not come; and as Mr. Baggins was generous with his money, most people were willing to forgive him his oddities and his good fortune. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This is the second lesson of Blink: understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “That is very true,” replied Elizabeth, “and I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I just feel sick with guilt about the entire thing, and I'm not even going to ask you to forgive me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z If he should hurt Judith now, Kit knew, Mercy would never forgive either him or herself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “You deserve to have these people in your life. Mark and Linda, too. You have to forgive yourself for what happened.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to stop you, Keiko, but I’m not ready to forgive her. She needs to apologize first.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He wondered what Val was feeling as she watched him kneel, forgiven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘But I can always charm Father into forgiving me. He’s never been able to stay mad at me. It’s you I’m worried about.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Shorty’s with me, but he hasn’t forgiven me for how we ended up here. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He says they should reach out to each other, see the other’s faults, and “forgive them & try to nurture whatever is good and noble in one another.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She didn’t forgive her for marrying a man as dark as Tea Cake, but she felt that she could remedy that. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m surprised she’s forgiven that girl for choosing someone else as her cooking showcase partner. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The last thing I remember before losing consciousness was flying, flying so high Zeus would never have forgiven me, and then beginning to fall, smoke and fire and water streaming from me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z On the bedside table were sixteen empty packets of sleeping pills and a note: “I forgive everyone and ask forgiveness of everyone. OK? Not too much gossip, please.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He even forgot why he needed to forgive her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please say no more, for I have forgiven you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Instead, I look for dresses that stretch and forgive, but find nothing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Yet a part of him was prepared to forgive it if that would bring back those evenings of long ago, when she argued with Master in a living room that smelled of brandy and beer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And...just like that, she forgave the boy for stealing the rice. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Hazel. If you can forgive me, please—know that it was only because I loved you. She promised to let you live if—” “If you sacrifice yourself,” Hazel said, realizing the truth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s not just other people we need to forgive, Mitch,” he finally whispered. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is no need for me to forgive you, for you are an angel,” I say. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Shush, child. 'Tis myself I can’t forgive. To think I knew all along you were going to that place and I never spoke up.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z At this point, forgive me, the dizziness of the day has taken such a toll, I’m not even sure whose mouth is moving. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When it was, he said, “Well, I hope I’ve guessed well. You will...you do forgive...” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Please forgive my rudeness, and come and dance with me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But over time she showed me who she really was, a forgiving friend, faithful to the truth, brave enough to take action. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “And now, Arthur my friend, dear lad, am I not forgiven?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Merely rational thought—forgive me for preaching, but I must, I must!—merely rational thought leaves the mind incurably crippled in a closed and ossified system, it can only extrapolate from the past. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “In memory of all you did for me, I will forgive those words ... once... but never presume to threaten me again.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You would have a God who forgives all, but when it comes to your personal whims you seek punishment for your vengeance. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I know that in the end, God will forgive. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She’d forgive him because he was a dumb animal and didn’t know any better. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I can forgive a kind lie.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But no matter how final he meant it to sound, eventually he would forgive his woman, and they would go on living, loving, and fighting. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was God’s will that Audrey and I forgive Shawn, Dad said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You remember what the Talmud says. If a person comes to apologize for having hurt you, you must listen and forgive him.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z If I showed her more kindness now, could I be forgiven for making her a cripple? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I justified this by telling myself that, if I wrote a really good hymn, Granny might forgive me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But Donald had never forgiven her, she told Martin, she was sure of it, and now they were going to swing from the branches of the tree right outside their front door. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But Meggie didn’t want to know, and she certainly wasn’t about to forgive him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z For his voice asking Mami to forgive him, or for his footsteps outside the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The latter could be forgiven their ignorance, but a weak player—which, by definition, included almost anyone he could beat—had no excuse. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she’d learned her lesson, and the island knew it and forgave her? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He must use it to return to her, or never forgive himself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “They’ll never forgive you for what you did! You are worthless!” the voice said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “No, baby. You got to go. Lord forgive me for making it harder for you.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Why does she need to forgive us? What did we ever do to her that she didn’t deserve? Everything’s been her fault. Even before the bad thing, she was mean.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I had quit my search for the mallow root in my haste to return to the castle, and I tried to ignore the pricking of guilt, trusting that Elnora would forgive my broken promise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I prayed that the Lord and Momma would forgive the river of lies about to flow from my mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered if Finn had forgiven his mother for leaving. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He had not entirely forgiven Nhamo, but he had promised to keep the generator going until she returned. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean you’ll forgive me completely for saving your life if I completely forgive you for saving mine?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z ‘You have not seen, so I forgive your jest,’ said Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Only the bishop himself could forgive a sacrilege like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My own son will probably never forgive me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "May the gods forgive us, then. We will ride at once." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And if she ran now, left Finn here, she would never forgive herself. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She had said this about Papa in a mild, forgiving way, as if it were not Papa’s fault, as one would talk about a person who was shouting gibberish from a severe case of malaria. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She stood where Cecilia had stood, with her back to the sink and, unable to meet her sister's eye, said, “What I did was terrible. I don't expect you to forgive me.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Well, if she was determined never to forgive me, I might as well enjoy hating her again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “What have I got to forgive you for?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Slower for sure, and maybe he’d lost the teeth that made the smile that made the sisters forgive him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve never lost a crew member, thank God, but I have lost a fishing boat to a storm. The Inafundável. Was a shame, it was. Haven’t forgiven myself. Never will, I imagine.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z So why is it so difficult for me to forgive myself? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe if he forgives me, everyone will forget about what I did and I can get out of this pit faster.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “You’ll just have to forgive her otherwise. This is a dull place, Mr. Macon. There’s absolutely nothing in the world going on here. Not a thing.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Not forgiving himself for mistakes was one of Percy’s biggest talents. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So when Doctor Warren, a little later, looked toward Johnny ready to smile, forgive his discourtesy, the boy looked away. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And since he hadn’t bothered to learn Unseen, he could almost be forgiven for thinking so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The revelation that he was merely human, and frightfully so, was beyond my power to forgive. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But may the saints forgive me, and I believe they will,” she said, crossing herself, “for I did not take it to her, but brought it here directly.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “No, seriously. Promise you won’t get too cross. Because I’ve got to tell you this. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I kept quiet much longer.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “If she was, I don’t think she could have forgiven herself for it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “But, Ultima, how can he go to communion? How can he take God in his mouth and swallow him? Will God forgive his sin and be with him?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t even really sure if he was all the way cool with it, because if he broke her husband like he broke her red truck, she might never forgive him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t it be...forgive me...more prudent to call off this battle, enter the castle, and seek him y-yourself?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z You do your best, but anything can happen—which is why you have to learn to forgive yourself and quickly move on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So what could he carve to show he was sorry and that he had learned to forgive? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z ‘Then I forgive you. But I saw her some time ago, driving a pony-trap towards Bywater with a face that would have curdled new milk.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The statue comes to life, and King Leontes is reunited with both his daughter and queen, who has forgiven him for all the heartache and grief he’d caused their family. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The kind of person who might never forgive me for being so totally careless. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I wonder if she knows that 1 choose her to fight with because I know she will always love and forgive me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, yes. I suppose I am guilty. I hope you forgive me, kind lady." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was the village priest, brought there by Horatio to forgive, as he was told, a poor soul near death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For a second, Finn worried that she was going to punch him, or tell him that she wouldn’t forgive him, or scream at them all for not looking long enough or hard enough. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He told me that unless I forgave myself this would go on and on and I would never be able to stop running. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Camp having committed suicide, and not living long enough afterwards to ask God to forgive him, there was no way he could ever be reunited with Loma or Campbell Junior in Paradise. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Father says to forgive them for they know not what they do. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Or the kind like Cara, who could still forgive the person who shot her brother in the head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I guess that is what getting better will do to a person: make you forgive people who have been mean to you. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope this gives you some comfort, and I hope one day you can start to forgive me. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m saying it now because I might not have time later. I forgive you for not washing the dishes when it was your turn.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if it’s smart to forgive her or not—to forgive either of them, after what they said to me when the rankings went up yesterday. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Supporters of the moratorium effort can be forgiven for being so naïve,” Mauer suggests, “since the prison expansion that was about to take place was unprecedented in human history.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “When a man takes the black, his crimes are forgiven,” Jon reminded them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The bulk of it was a lecture on loyalty: that families forgive, and that if I could not forgive mine, I would regret it for the rest of my life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But I am hoping that you will forgive me, just this once, for asking if we can reconsider our previous decision to remain uninvolved.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I wish I could be as good and forgiving as José Marti wants us to be.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z These patches of disorder make no difference — it is a house too spectacular to suffer distraction, forgiving of oversight and mess. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It might feel good to be able to forgive them, respect them, maybe even love them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as if out of nowhere, he said, “Now—forgive me if I’m saying this incorrectly—but is it—Sharon?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I am sorry that I ever deceived you in this matter. I wanted to tell you, but I was afraid you would send me away. Do you forgive me?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I try to forgive her for my father's sake. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Prison was for punishment; it wasn’t ours to forgive. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At Audrey’s wedding, seeing my brothers in their suits, those black uniforms, my rage turned to fear, of some predetermined loss, and I forgave Shawn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, I think so,” said Jinny, searching his face, trying to see whether this meant she was forgiven. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The screen door slammed on my mother’s words, “You must forgive my daughter....” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I forgive Mother too, but every time she makes a sarcastic remark or laughs at me, it’s all I can do to control myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That was the room where I realized I couldn’t forgive him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This may seem trivial, but there’s one incident I’ve never forgiven her for. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Kainene doesn’t forgive easily. It would make no sense at all to tell her.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “How will he ever forgive me? I just left him lying there on the ground—bleeding!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She felt honored by Janie’s acquaintance and she quickly forgave and forgot snubs in order to keep it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z All I could think was: I shall never forgive them for this. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hope you'll forgive me, but I was very anxious to get in touch with you." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “The Lord will forgive you if you ask,” he said, very disgusted and quiet, the tone of voice that makes me feel worse than any other. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Alyssa will not forgive me, I know, but I find that bothers me less than I thought it would. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I had decided to forgive Mr. Ali for turning her in to Child Services. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. All I know is that if you lose today, Citra, I will never forgive myself.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Perch appeared to have forgiven or forgotten me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but just supposing. Wouldn’t you forgive and forget?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But they claimed later they went to remind Cold Sassy in general and the Methodists in particular that God loves sinners and forgives them, “and we ought to, too.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Let him know that none of them, not even an Overlander, could forgive him? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One might be forgiven for thinking that it is Temple and Swift, the critics of modern science, who live in a disenchanted world, not Wotton, its advocate. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They clung to one another in grief, forgave each other, and wept. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But that can’t be forgiveness—if I had forgiven him, I would be able to think of what happened without that hatred I can feel in my gut, right? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I guess if I can forgive Mom and Sam for all the things they do, it’s a whole lot easier to forgive other people for the real small stuff. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t I, who want to be good and kind, forgive them first? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Nathan never fully forgave his father for putting his mom through that pain. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Tucked away out of sight, I dare say,” thought Jo, who could forgive her own wrongs, but hotly resented any insult offered her family. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z An aspiring writer could be forgiven for thinking that learning to write is like negotiating an obstacle course in boot camp, with a sergeant barking at you for every errant footfall. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z His desertion of her, his long forgetfulness, could not be forgiven in a moment because of his need. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were right, Hassan jan. You have a zendagi, a life here. It was presumptuous of me to just show up and ask you to drop everything. It is me who needs to be forgiven.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She said I had to pray for that evil white man, pray every day for twenty-one days, asking God to forgive him and teach him right. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yet...forgive me...where are they now? You seem unsupported.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Noah looks down at the ground, says quietly, “But it’s the only time she forgives me.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And if they’re not in a forgiving frame of mind, what will it be like for him to be so helpless in their hands? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In fact he never forgave any of his daughters for marrying. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't be afraid, he won't hurt you. Sweet brother, please, forgive her, the girl misspoke herself, I told her to ask you to sup with me, if it pleases Your Grace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “He failed to hear the prophecy. You know as well as I do, Narcissa, that he does not forgive easily.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There are times when I think you’ve forgiven S. more completely than any of us have. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to forgive me for raising my voice to you—I’m just about at my wit’s end.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, I remember, we paused over a snapshot of Ted Lavender, and after a while Jimmy rubbed his eyes and said he’d never forgiven himself for Lavender’s death. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can sure as hell try. I did nothing last time and I’ll never forgive myself.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Please forgive me I do that a lot. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “Tell me, and perhaps I will forgive you for threatening to murder me.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She’s never forgiven me for doing better in an English class when I was “foreign,” and she was American. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Ralph, whose weekend had been so long and so lonely, felt such a surge of joy and relief at the sound of school buses that he skittered back to Room 5 in a forgiving mood. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard for me to forgive her when she doesn’t fully understand her crime. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your Grace, forgive me. Those were not the terms that we agreed to.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Goebbels, she said, never forgave her for the humiliation of the rejection. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Why? So you can put things in it? I’m not forgiving your humans, if that’s what you think.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry, Arthur. I will never forgive myself. We should be seeing the real deal.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He was especially predisposed to forgive or ignore political differences when the other person had been one of the “band of brothers” in 1776. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He was angry with the old man, and he would never forgive the girl for lying to him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z That I may never forgive, in chief his treachery to Sir Gareth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he had stolen from his father, they forgave him that; his father had been a harsh and unjust man. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her mother had died birthing her, and for that her brother Viserys had never forgiven her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But after four long years, and more than 600,000 dead from both sides, the people of the North can be forgiven the joy and excitement that now floats through the air. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I forgave him, a hundred times over, and never on the basis of anything more than this: a look, a gesture, a certain tilt of his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well! I have never interviewed a possible governess before! I feel somewhat nervous; you must forgive me.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I never wanted to get you involved. I hope one day you’ll be able to forgive me for what I put you through.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And even though I said it was okay, I hadn’t really forgiven her yet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Grandma India stood silent by my side as I fed the flame and spoke their names and forgave them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, I forgave Kia for his mistake and apologized for yelling at him, and returned to my favorite hobby: lying in bed and listening to depressing songs that perfectly captured my longing and despair. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I was forgiven each time I sought forgiveness. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother, you can still hold on but forgive, forgive and give for long as long as we both shall live I forgive you, Mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Khaleesi, pardons, forgive me. I went to him, as you bid, and told him you commanded him to join you for supper." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I prayed that God would forgive me — that the muck would come out of her dres; that my stepmother wouldn’t die. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “Not knowing where to put it, I buried it in the cemetery. Will you forgive me?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Father, forgive me wherever you are, but this world has brought one vile abomination after another down on the heads of the gentle, and I’ll not live to see the meek inherit anything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s probably going to take Audrey a long time to forgive you.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Honey,” she said, in another, stronger voice, “you better pray God to forgive you. You better not let go until He make you know you been forgiven.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “If you will forgive my saying so, Your Radiance looks ... weary. Are you sleeping?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So I know she forgives me, just as I forgive her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z And so, if there was any forgiving to be done, it would all happen on the Adams side. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Sarah Pocket then made her separate effect of departing with, “Bless you, Miss Havisham dear!” and with a smile of forgiving pity on her walnut-shell countenance for the weaknesses of the rest. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sorry,” Conor said, stopping, “and I don’t forgive you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “If I am a murderer, God forgive me, my lord. But I never slew by treason.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That is to say - forgive me - you have taken it on yourself to leave your husband on a number of occasions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z If Rishi wasn’t the enemy, did that mean she had to forgive Mamma? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I trust you will forgive me, but I have much work to do in private this evening. You will, I hope, find all things as you wish.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z So from place to place he went until he saw that there was no kindness left for him in his own land, and his crime would not be forgiven.* The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As best anyone could tell, the owner also was a forgiving soul. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If it means I will have to forgive Mrs. Smeath or else go to Hell when I die, I’m ready to go. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know it’s been a long time, but eventually Ernest’ll work through it. You can’t make him forgive you,” she was saying as Genie entered the room. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z All crimes had been forgiven in order to pad the audience for the big game against Salem, which had to have already started. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I mean the Bible says if you tell God you’re sincerely sorry, He puts His arms around you and forgives you. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “But I want you, Love. Only you. And you still care for me. I can tell. Please, Love, forgive me.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At first I was mad but one look at dancing Little Ann and all was forgiven. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "No doubt we will have time for all this later, but my journey has fatigued me. I would speak with my son alone. I know you will forgive me, my lords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Never could forgive me for letting him go. Wasn’t my choice.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z People who love each other can disagree and fight, but they also forgive and make up. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z If Cholly had stopped drinking, she would never have forgiven Jesus. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Allah will not forgive them. Allah will not forgive the people who have made them do this. Allah will never forgive this.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps the best god would be like a woman, because only women really knew how to forgive. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask the Lord God Jehovah for strength to forgive. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ptolemy Philadelphus and the twins traveled to Rome where Octavia took them in, further evidence of her caring and forgiving nature. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘So do please forgive me and go on,’ she said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m really sorry about everything, okay? You forgive me? You know how much I love you, right?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “God does not forgive those who kill others,” Grandma said. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He forgave me, maybe because a miserable person can only stand to be alone with their misery for so long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Once the goat was a bad memory in our past, that would be the real revolution we would have to fight: forgiving each other for what we had all let come to pass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So I was not so much forgiven as I was understood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps that is why God could not forgive; He was too much like man. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "South . . . where ... is the Eyrie south, sweet- ling? I don't recall . . oh, dear heart, I was afraid-. . . have you forgiven me, child?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And this was the absolute worst thing about last October 7th, the one moment I’ll never forgive myself for. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamlet forgave his friend, and henceforth we vowed to be more careful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He asked me if I could forgive him, and I said that I could, given time, and he believed me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I forgive you for not taking out the trash—listen!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It had been before this very altar that she had come to kneel, so many years ago, to be forgiven. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Humans, Matt realized, were a lot harder to forgive. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And it does sound as if you were brave, Scorpius, and you, Albus, but the lesson even your father sometimes failed to heed is that bravery doesn’t forgive stupidity. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “I forgive you, Uncle. With my whole heart. As does my husband. When you apologize, however, you may begin healing yourself. It is not for us. It is for you. I recommend it.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He certainly had forgiven us for anything we did over at the house or else he wouldn’t have come—so I figured he was just weak from his heart attack and the hospital. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She stopped talking back and learned to be more patient and forgiving. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “But I forgive him, Ali, didn’t you hear?” said Baba. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I could trust her with Yuki, but that didn’t mean I forgave her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z How I tried to save Therese and was forgiven my failure when she died. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Hearing all this made me forgive my mother for hitting me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion the king released political prisoners, remitted taxes, endowed temples, forgave rebels, increased military preparedness and, in short, did all the things that modern rulers do when they wish to stay in office. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, wow. She is never going to forgive you for showing me this." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But another part of my heart can’t forgive them for reneging on their promise. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Isn’t it ridiculous to think that a mouse could ever forgive anyone for such perfidy? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Javier would smile, that devilish grin filling up his face, and Moss would forgive him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Being desperate for a ride didn't mean I was willing to forgive him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z So someday, I will be asking you to forgive me, and I hope you will. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was talking about being respectable and how maybe Mr. Winterbottom would never forgive her, but she was tired of being so respectable. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He knows I’d never forgive him, and then where would he be? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That will do—I forgive you now. Shake hands.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The South does not forgive Longstreet the insult to Lee’s name. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of some. Of others, you remain...forgive me...woefully ignorant.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Even though the teacher eventually apologized to me for his blatant discrimination, I forgave him but didn’t forget. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The preacher said, “God won’t forgive this awful thing he did.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He said you were the only one who was bitter about S.’s suicide and the only one who really forgave him for it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “It’s been over a week. It took Furball only one day to forgive me after the dog- catcher got him.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Said he to me, “God forgive me. Her Name I never knew her Name.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I want to go back to her, because I forgive her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Even Mary forgave him a little, but she never really trusted him until after she was glad she was a girl, and then it was too late. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Shut it, Camel! They wouldn’t be taking you back if they hadn’t forgiven you. Or would you rather be redlighted?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Thomas had spent a great deal of effort convincing me to “forgive” him, to let him take me out to dinner. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Stand up. You ask for forgiveness? I do not forgive. I do not forget. Thirteen long years... I want thirteen years’ repayment before I forgive you. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In my imaginary scene, Father has forgiven Anatole and encourages his friendship with our family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sounds promising,” Julia says, and I totally forgive her for sounding so sarcastic a minute ago. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I don’t think Dad ever forgave me, later on, for becoming a Free Will Baptist. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I will never forgive you for knocking me out!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I don’t know if that man who shot him ever forgave himself. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wicked, wicked girl! I never can write it again, and I’ll never forgive you as long as I live.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember, Little Nightingale, you can always stop doing dangerous things. And you can prove yourself trustworthy, right? Start by forgiving your uncle for his anger. That would be a nice gift.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Even if you tried to kill her and bite off her leg, she still forgave you. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z With his arm across my shoulder, God forgive me, I believe it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The idea, that by Therese's death I am forgiven, comes over me like the tide, lifting me with its gentle force and bearing me toward a solid shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Well, they did rather detest each other. Not unlike yourself and Mr. Malfoy. And then, your father did something Snape could never forgive.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She remembered his agonized cry, “I’m a dead man!” and his childlike plea to his mother to forgive him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He seemed to have forgiven Tessie for breaking off' their engagement years ago, but it was always there in the air between them, like the talcum powder that sometimes puffed out of his clerical collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z How could one forgive a sinner who tried to kill one’s own father? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You will forgive the glass and the scrutiny,” he said. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Well!” said the pale young gentleman, reaching out his hand good-humouredly, “it’s all over now, I hope, and it will be magnanimous in you if you’ll forgive me for having knocked you about so.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Besides, his father and uncles were old, and the old lords were like that; they took their dusty feuds to the grave, forgetting nothing and forgiving less. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But at last he said, "May the gods forgive me. Choose your men." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s not that Mom and Dad forgive me—they don’t. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I’m lucky that she decided to forgive me, for the way that I went and told Camille and Darrell about Sandy liking other boys. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z "An you forgive us for taking your money." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Chris was well aware of this man’s faults yet managed to forgive them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are forgiven,” she said as she stood, “and you may.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I wonder if James can really be this forgiving, or if he is simply so happy to be off that stinking ship that he has forgotten the past. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “And if the dear Lord can forgive me for all the times I wished my husband dead,” said Angelina, crossing herself, “surely he has forgiven poor Agnes her sin.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I think she is reaching for a reason to forgive her mother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “If they had decided to forgive Lancelot, they would have sent a message.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “If they argue—and all loving couples argue—they’ll never be alone to recollect themselves, to find ways to forgive each other.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Let us embrace that element of liberty as we forgive our enemies as we forgive ourselves. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I could never forgive him for that. Horribly uncomfortable, having only one horn. But the situation was worse for poor Deianira. She could have had a long, happy life married to me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Although he was angry with the other women, Kumalo forgave them, and that night they all had a feast to celebrate the return of the new wife to her husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Upon discovering that Bertha Palmer was the wife of the hotel’s owner, she inflicted a social laceration that Chicago would never forget or forgive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Besides, my mother was convinced God wouldn’t forgive you for an abortion. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem like Mom had forgiven him—for what he did, for not being there when I was born. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Will you forgive me for being such a jerk?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And Pantalaimon said, “Oh, Lyra, forgive us, but we have to tell you what we found out...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “As for the Queen, let her hide and be forgiven. But thou, false recreant knight, what cause had’st thou to slay my brother, that loved thee mom than all my kin?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t particularly like her use of the word “ethnic,” but I forgive her because I know she’s trying her best. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There's no excuse for the behavior I exhibited and I don't expect you to forgive me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He would forgive my disobedience, and in submitting to him, I might find joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I held Hamlet as he took his last breath. He and your brother forgave each other their wrongs. That much I did achieve.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But, forgive me, son, I knew what she meant and when you were younger I thought the same. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I hope he’s watching now, that he remembers that night as it happened, and maybe forgives me when I die. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But my grandmother wanted us to forgive her murderer. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s accusers retreated, and Jesus forgave her and urged her to sin no more. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The police in Chiapas are more forgiving of gangs than those in El Salvador or Honduras. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z One day, I hope you can forgive me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z ‘For my part I forgive your doubt,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I hope that someday you will be able to forgive me, but if not, I hope you will be able to remember without so much pain. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pascal quickly forgave me, and it’s a good thing, since friends of my own age and gender were not available, the girls of Kilanga all being too busy hauling around firewood, water, or babies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Sir Lancelot’! ‘If you will forgive my saying so!’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In her heart, does she truly forgive me for choosing Beatriz’s sham of a friendship over her? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She had forgiven the people who killed her son. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The smile I give her is the best smile I have, the one that makes my mother forgive me for staying out too late or for just generally being weird. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And the story goes she never forgave him. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, Mina, have I been asleep! Oh, do forgive me for being so rude. Come, and we’ll have a cup of tea somewhere.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I know Christ will forgive us for not going to church today.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z If the hunt succeeds, the hunter may ask the dead animal to forgive him. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hamlet’s intent was only to protect me. My dear son. Pity his madness! Poor Ophelia, forgive him and forgive me!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Even when I told everything that had happened, I was not forgiven. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And Longstreet, knowing that he would never quite forgive him, stood to meet him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had little patience for Ginikas friends, most of whom were like that, their righteousness made her feel both irritated and lacking, but she was prepared to forgive Blaine's pieties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Could she lay her head in her mother’s lap and be forgiven? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I hope she has more memories that I do, and I hope she forgives me for the ones I have of her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Yes. Another stolen child. A fellow slave. She helped me heal and helped me forgive, and when the time came, she helped me leave.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “We didn’t speak at Jesse’s funeral—I was too bound up in my own grief to be concerned with yours. I hope you can forgive me.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry you don’t like me. I’m sorry I offended you. How have I offended you? What have I done? Can’t you forgive me?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z To the end of Hercules’ life she never forgave him for being Zeus’s son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Our choir group preached forgiveness, but I did not forgive. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I thought about all the fights they must have had, and all the times they had forgiven each other. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She could give him that, he knew, if she would just forgive him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He continued to blame himself and forgive his wife, not knowing that there was no one on the other end. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z So, we just made a pact that we wouldn’t tell her unless we found out that Craig made it sound like “nothing big,” and Sam was ready to forgive him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Books on the history of science always forgive Einstein this lapse, but it was actually a fairly appalling piece of science and he knew it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z My inclination is that he forgave the people who had wronged him, but I don’t know for sure. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “He will also help us be forgiving,” said Miss Love, smiling. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I can't say it. I shouldn’t have told you this. God, forgive me.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But I examined his gold eyes carefully, to make sure that I was forgiven. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “If you wanted to stay in Bone Gap, it would mean Sean was worth staying for. And he doesn’t know that. But maybe you can forgive him for it?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I guess I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night my dreams will take me back to the sadness, and I have to wake up and forgive us again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The fair was pronounced a success, and when May bade Amy goodnight, she did not gush as usual, but gave her an affectionate kiss, and a look which said ‘forgive and forget’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy hoped Chiron would forgive him, but these centaurs weren’t like the Party Ponies he’d met before. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He’d never forgive himself if he didn’t find out what it was. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I shouted, “there will be no punishment, there will be no penance! His sins are forgiven!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some force wrought with Lee Chong’s heart and all in an Oriental moment he forgave Mack and the boys and wrote off the frog debt which had been a monetary headache from the beginning. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Koffi didn’t know if she could forgive and forget it either. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The one thing that may not be forgiven a witch is her ability to distress people, to make them restless and uneasy and even envious. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In my dreams the old man on the mall bench raised a wobbling head and croaked, “How dare you forgive me.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Everything that went before, he’s forgiven, just like I hoped he would. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells the group that his son is gay and he doesn’t know how to forgive him. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It did not mean that Kainene had forgiven her, of course, but it meant something. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was always ready to forgive Audrey, but I think I was afraid she wouldn’t forgive me for being friends with Conner. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “When are you going to find it in your heart to forgive her?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She would forgive that we had emptied her meadow. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Maybe she had just been angry at something we had done, but was forgiving us and would send for us soon. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Father was more forgiving of the bird, for he enjoyed the molted red feathers Sumac left behind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I hoped and prayed that I would someday forgive myself for leaving them. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I forgave him and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was pretty clear that getting mad at Natalie was the one thing that would never be forgiven. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Second and third, you must believe wholly in the Bible and that Christ died so we may all be forgiven of our sins. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I went further than forgiving the clerk, I accepted her as a fellow victim of the same puppeteer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easy to forgive: after all, it was the End of the World. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I will always treasure those days, and I will never forgive myself for destroying something very special. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet White was more forgiving of frailty than Hoover was, and he often tried to shield his men from the boss man’s anger. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “It’s the worst thing that anyone can ever do. Even God doesn’t forgive that. You know that, don’t you?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Our daddies paid for the onions and we all worked out the money, but Mr. Tuttle never forgave us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z What was the point of thinking about an herb garden if Master asked him to leave, if Master would not forgive the burnt sock? Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I think about Grace asking God to forgive her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I am sorry that I had to be away so long to-day; but you will, I know, forgive one who has so many important affairs in hand.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Her husband couldn't forgive the indiscretion and didn't want to be with her anymore. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z His son will never settle down or marry or have children or forgive his father for his betrayal. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He forgave Luna before he ever walked into the office, but he appreciates the apology. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She hung up the phone and summoned my brother Richie to the kitchen, gave him carfare and explicit instructions: Tell Helen all is forgiven. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z God forgive me, but the mate was right to jump overboard. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I would not part this way, but I understand your hearts. Perhaps one day you will be able to forgive me this moment. Fly you high, Henry. Fly you high, Luxa,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For her, the fight is over; she has already forgiven me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "I fear I did forget, my lord. Pray forgive me. For a moment I did not remember that I was talking to a Stark." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “And I hope that you will find it in your heart to forgive me.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps it doesn’t matter now, but I hope one day he’ll forgive me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The children seem to have truly and honestly forgiven me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Piper figured her friend would never forgive her if she brought Percy back transformed into a sea mammal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One could understand Fern and forgive her, but Jimmy was a different matter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “No! I should not have touched you, nor kissed you. God forgive me,” he murmurs, his face turning scarlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I forgave her all her nerve attacks and how she hasn’t said one nice thing to me in ages. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “But I wanted to play college football! If I sit out my senior year, no college is going to pay any attention to me! I’ll never forgive you, Dad!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And the transfer initiates with forgiving parents will be able to see them again too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He still has not forgiven Fifi for "going behind the palm trees." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And to prove to the boys that he had forgiven them he took a pint of Old Tennis Shoes up and presented it to them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If I end things like this, Rhiannon will never forgive me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And after we got back from the hospital, my father went over to see Gerald to kill him or forgive him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z This he could never forgive, no more than he had forgiven Rhaegar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So forgiving the killer of Prince Jones would have seemed irrelevant to me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “And he’d be dead halfway through forgive” Big Bolliger said as he dropped a hatchet, a switchblade, and his preferred weapon—a thick chain weighted with a heavy padlock—into Rotty’s expectant hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even though they tried to explain to her what had upset Grandpa Will so, Hannah had never quite forgiven him. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the end she had to forgive the Baker because he was the only one in the neighbourhood who made those little flat rolls with the curly twists of crust on the top. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “They were very forgiving. Please just tell me what my mother said.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z |
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