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• Ah, Beloved. Of all the things I must bid farewell to, you are the most difficult to lose. Forgive me that I have avoided you. Better, perhaps, that we make a space between us and become accustomed to it before fate forces that upon us.

  Robin Hobb

  Farewell, Fate, Space

  Robin Hobb (2004). “Fool's Fate: The Tawny Man Trilogy”, p.79, Spectra

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• "I don't like this," he said. "I don't like knowing you can't forgive me, Claire. Please, I said I was sorry, what do you want me to do? Beg? I will. I'll get on my knees right here if you want."

  Rachel Caine

  Sorry, Knowing, Forgiving

  "Fall of Night". Book by Rachel Caine, April 24, 2013.

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• I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.

  Catherine the Great

  Forgiveness, Work, Teaching

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• We need a name for the new replicator, a noun that conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation. 'Mimeme' comes from a suitable Greek root, but I want a monosyllable that sounds a bit like 'gene'. I hope my classicist friends will forgive me if I abbreviate mimeme to meme. If it is any consolation, it could alternatively be thought of as being related to 'memory', or to the French word même. It should be pronounced to rhyme with 'cream'.

  Richard Dawkins

  Memories, Science, Names

  Richard Dawkins (2016). “The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition”, p.249, Oxford University Press

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• I cannot believe in an eternity of hell. I hope God will forgive me if I err; but in this matter I cannot say, "Lord help my unbelief."

  Robert Southey

  Believe, Forgiving, Matter

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• And before long there will be no more milk in bottles delivered to the doorstep or sleepy rural pubs, and the countryside will be mostly shopping centers and theme parks. Forgive me. I don't mean to get upset. But you are taking my world away from me, piece by little piece, and sometimes it just pisses me off. Sorry.

  Bill Bryson

  Sorry, Mean, Shopping

  Bill Bryson (1989). “The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America”, p.232, VNR AG

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• Oh, Callie-mine," Anne said, her voice taking on a tone she'd used when Callie was a little girl and crying over some injustice, "your white knight, he will come." One side of Callie's mouth kicked up in a wry smile. Anne had said those words countless times over the last two decades. "Forgive me, Anne, but I'm not so certain that he will." Oh, he will," Anne said firmly. "And when you least expect." I find I'm rather tired of waiting." Callie laughed half-heartedly. "Which is probably why I've turned my attentions to such a dark knight.

  Sarah MacLean

  Girl, Tired, Dark

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• Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love.

  Richard Paul Evans

  Forgiving, Deserve

  Richard Paul Evans (2010). “Richard Paul Evans Ebook Christmas Set: Christmas List, Christmas Box Miracle, Finding Noel”, p.203, Simon and Schuster

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• You didn't have to come after me." "Yes, I did," he said. "You're far too inexperienced to protect yourself in a hostile situation without me." "That's sweet. Maybe I'll forgive you." "Forgive me? Fro what?" "Fro telling me to shut up." His eyes narrowed. "I did not... Well, I did, But you were-" "Never mind.

  Cassandra Clare

  Sweet, Eye, Forgiving

  Cassandra Clare (2017). “City of Bones: 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• God forgive me everything!' she said, feeling the impossibility of struggling.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Struggle, Feelings, Forgiving

  Leo Tolstoy (1998). “Anna Karenina”, p.760, Oxford Paperbacks

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• I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from their slumbers. Forgive me if I didn't oblige.

  John Flanagan

  Sleep, Kissing, Voice

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• Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people.

  Haruki Murakami

  People, Forgiving, World

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• Since I only got one life to ive, God forgive me for my sins, let me make it and i'll never steal again, or deal again, my only friend is my misery. Wantin revenge for the agony they did to me.

  Tupac Shakur

  Revenge, Thug, Agony

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• God come save the youth, Ain't nothin else to do but have faith in you, Dear Lord I live the life of a Thug, hope you understand Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand.

  Tupac Shakur

  Mistake, Live Life, Thug

  Song: Hell Razor, 1997

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• Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me?

  Oscar Wilde

  Truth, Men, Forgiving

  Oscar Wilde (1899). “The Importance of Being Earnest”, p.151

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• What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal-I do not like your face, M. Ratchett.

  Agatha Christie

  Rose, Forgiving, Faces

  Agatha Christie (1984). “Five complete Hercule Poirot novels”, Random House Value Pub

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• Forgive me. I can no longer live with my nerves.

  Jean Seberg

  Forgiving, Nerves, I Can

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• Courage has you say in a defiant spirit you can take everything from me, you could cut me deep, you could render me in shame but you will never ever stop me from loving those who mock me, from loving those that hate me, from loving those who don't forgive me, from loving the cynics, from loving the darkness so much that I myself through my small acts of consistent unyielding love may bring on the light.

  Cory Booker

  Beautiful, Hate, Cutting

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• If by chance I talk a little wild, forgive me; I had it from my father.

  William Shakespeare

  Father, Forgiving, Littles

  'Henry VIII' (1613) act 1, sc. 4, l. 26

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• She knew he was angry, but she couldn't stop laughing. "Forgive me, Po. I was only trying to get your attention." "And I suppose it never occurs to you to start small. If I told you my roof needed rebuilding, you'd start by knocking down the house.

  Kristin Cashore

  Laughing, House, Forgiving

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.187, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of … piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if she’s ripe?

  Tessa Dare

  Grace, Forgiving, Pieces

  Tessa Dare (2010). “One Dance with a Duke”, p.72, Ballantine Books

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• "Please forgive me," Pleasant said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled the trigger.

  Derek Landy

  Girl, Gun, Forgiving

  "Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire". Book by Derek Landy, April 1, 2008.

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• Forgive me for speaking frankly, but after the past quarter-hour's conversation, I am unconvinced that any of you possess the sense or sensitivity to impart the news in any respectful fashion" - Amelia

  Tessa Dare

  Fashion, Past, Forgiving

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• In my head, Carlisle’s kind eyes did not judge me. I knew that he would forgive me for this horrible act that I would do. Because he loved me. Because he thought I was better than I was. And he would still love me, even as I now proved him wrong.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Eye, Judging, Forgiving

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• The evil of one murder is infinite, and my guilt is like my beauty - eternal. I cannot be forgiven, for there is no one to forgive me for all I've done.

  Anne Rice

  Evil, Forgiving, Guilt

  Anne Rice (1992). “The Tale of the Body Thief”, A.A. Knopf Canada

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