Frederick Buechner Quote

To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, "You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my pride and my principles demand no less. However, although I make no guarantees that I will be able to forget what you've done, and though we may both carry the scars for life, I refuse to let it stand between us. I still want you for my friend.


Wishful thinking: a theological ABC. (ed. Harper San Francisco, 1973)


To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my...

To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my...

To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my...

To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my...