"On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level"

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it"

"Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship"

"Broken relationships are a source of heavy heartbreak that seem to affect every family"

"No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship"

"Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness"

"A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship"

"I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me"

"Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling relationships between the individual work and other members of its stylistic 'family' in the world outside"

"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world"

"The one who loves the least, controls the relationship"