‘Saba had a gunshot wound on the left side of her face which made it almost impossible to recognise anything.’ ibid. doctor
‘They shot her and threw her in the river.’ ibid. rozzer
‘I will never forgive them.’ ibid. Saba
After leaving the hospital Saba went into hiding. ibid.
‘This is what happens when honour is at stake … No woman should ruin her parents’ reputation.’ ibid. mother
‘People who visit my father tell me he is asking for forgiveness.’ ibid. Saba
‘If there is no justice, you can imagine how terrible the police will feel.’ ibid. rozzer
‘I am called an honourable man.’ ibid. father
‘In my heart they are unforgiven.’ ibid. Saba
Without forgiveness, we wouldn’t be here having this chat, would we? This is England ’90 I II III IV, Woody to Milky, Channel 4 2015
Let me ask you something, just hypothetically speaking: What would happen if you, well if you just put all this anger aside and just forgave your father? Ray Donovan s7e1: Faith Hope Love Luck, Shrink to Ray, Sky Atlantic 2019
The Conservative Party always in time forgives those who were wrong. Indeed often, in time, they forgive those who were right. Iain Macleod, cited The Spectator 21st February 1964
Forgiveness to the injured does belong;
But they ne’er pardon, who have done the wrong. John Dryden, 1631-1700, The Conquest of Granada
The public seldom forgives twice. Johann Kaspar Lavater, Aphorisms on Man c.1788
I’m Humza Arshad, and I’ve been making people laugh on Youtube for more than a decade. Humza: Forgiving the Unforgivable, BBC 2023
Forgiveness for me as an emotion is pointless. ibid.
15 years ago my cousin and my best friend Faheem was stabbed by a gang and left for dead on the streets of South London. ibid.
Can forgiveness help us halt the circle of violence and build a better future? What does it take to forgive the people who have hurt those closest to you? ibid.