Unforgiving Quotes

“Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.”
― Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile

“People that hold onto hate for so long do so because they want to avoid dealing with their pain. They falsely believe if they forgive they are letting their enemy believe they are a doormat. What they don’t understand is hatred can’t be isolated or turned off. It manifests in their health, choices and belief systems. Their values and religious beliefs make adjustments to justify their negative emotions. Not unlike malware infesting a hard drive, their spirit slowly becomes corrupted and they make choices that don’t make logical sense to others. Hatred left unaddressed will crash a person’s spirit. The only thing he or she can do is to reboot, by fixing him or herself, not others. This might require installing a firewall of boundaries or parental controls on their emotions. Regardless of the approach, we are all connected on this "network of life" and each of us is responsible for cleaning up our spiritual registry.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Love, the simplest, strongest, and most unforgiving of all emotions.”
― Stephen King, Needful Things

“THE UNFORGIVEN


Tell me if you've ever had to deal with these kinds of people:

The kind who take and don't give.
The kind to whom you give and give,
And they keep asking.
The kind to whom you give and give and they say you gave nothing.
The kind whom have never offered anything,
But act like they're the ones providing
EVERYTHING.

The kind you give and give,
But take more than you can give.
And when they have already taken everything,
They get mad at you when you say you have
Nothing more to give.

The unforgiving,
The misgiving,
Wastefully living -
And selfishly driven.
The rat that never gives back,
Yet is so quick to attack -
Because they think the word
TAKING
Seriously means
GIVING.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“The worst grudge is being told that you are forgiven, yet your sins are still glowing in their hearts like a burning coal.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Some people will label you as vindictive, unforgiving or even evil for not allowing them to hurt you, yet again.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Fear the soldier who stammers, for he is very fast at pulling the triger.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped

“It fell like powdered sugar, brittle, yet airy and without direction as it covered the land under an unforgiving tomb.”
― H.S. Crow

“Naivety doesn’t excuse poor choices, darling. You and I both know life is unforgiving. I can’t rescue every drowning pup that is stupid enough to peer too deeply down a well.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, The Tarishe Curse

“Storms are relentless and unforgiving. You know it's there, you feel it surrounding you, threatening to consume you should you dare to look, dare to behold the captivating wonder...
Yet, fear grips. For although you know that it could swallow you whole and rip you to shreds, if you do not, eventually, the storm will dissipate, leaving you trembling and empty...
We storms know this...”
― Virginia Alison

“Crypto-anarchy is unforgiving of crypto-apathy.”
― Jacob Riggs

“The people of Baileyville were descended from Celts, from Scots and Irish families, who could hold on to resentment until it was dried out like beef jerky, and bearing no resemblance to its original self.”
― Jojo Moyes, The Giver of Stars

“His steward and his housekeeper, both persons of sentiment, hoped that upon his death-bed he would remember her, and speak of her with a forgiving tongue, for it seemed to them incredible that so gentle and lovely a lady should hold no place in his heart or memory. They even indulged their fancies by supposing that his overt dislike of his elder son was caused by the secret pangs the sight of the fair boy, who was indeed the image of his mother, caused him to feel.”
― Georgette Heyer, The Quiet Gentleman

“And he said...

...be not forgiven when you cannot forgive others.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“For a brief, desperate moment, she wished she could begin anew, that her memories were as locked away as her brother’s. Because she had secretly loved the Duke of Montrose for as long as she could remember. Loving him did not mean she was going to allow herself to become his next victim, however. The duke collected hearts. He was reckless and wild, broken and jaded and cruel. He was driven by demons only he could see. And she had no wish to fall headlong into his darkness.”
― Scarlett Scott, Duke of Debauchery

“Reality of life is cold and unforgiving. We spend all our life, trying to stay warm, alive and loved. The last thing that dies with us is hope. Hope most of the time is hanging by a fragile string, yet if we let go of hope, there is no future.”
― Kenan Hudaverdi, Emotional Rhapsody

“I looked across the table and caught Jack watching me while Chloe and Gage whispered sweet nothings to each other. "What are you looking at?" I demanded.
"You."
My heart squeezed in my chest. "Well, don't look at me. I would say don't talk to me, either, but we need to get this thing done."
"Would it help if I apologized?" Sincerity oozed from every pore of his handsome face. It was incredibly irritating.
"Apologize for what? For ghosting me? For kissing Clare? For failing to tell me about your past or your psychotic bunny-boiling ex? For making her so angry that she ratted us out to a Mafia boss who has threatened to kill me and my friends?”
― Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part

“Clare can be our grease woman," Jack offered. "If we have to deal with a pressure-sensitive floor or lasers in the bunker or the vault, she'll be invaluable. She's very flexible and can get through tight spaces. I've seen her bend---"
I choked and spat my drink in Jack's face. It wasn't intentional, but I was also not unhappy his face was in my way.
"Dude..." Gage shook his head.
"That's not what I meant." Jack dabbed at his face with a napkin. "She's a burglar. She's who people call if they need someone to scale a brick wall, descend from the ceiling via a series of cables, or maneuver around a laser hallway."
I had a strong feeling Clare wasn't the type of person to do her flexible twisting and bending in jogging pants and a baggy tee. She would probably put on her whitest Lycra and ask Jack to set up a pretend laser field made out of string so he could watch her practice.”
― Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part