Forgive Me Not Quotes

“Hoping my voice didn’t betray the way I felt, I swore I wasn’t hiding anything. But why couldn’t I have one thing for myself? My letters are opened by the mailroom. My body and hair are searched each time I reenter detention. My classwork and this notebook are read by adults. My letters to my sister are one thing I’m not ready to share. It’s not a small thing to want to keep this for myself.” (Violetta, Pg. 183)”
― Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

“All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you”? Is the word “sorry” ever enough?” (Violetta, Pg. 336)”
― Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

“...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes.” (Violetta, Pg. 304)”
― Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

“The way my parents are reacting to this and last week’s Trials reminds me how much is and isn’t in their control. We’re all experiencing this together with Letta, only we can’t be there to help her. We did this to her.” (Vince, Pg. 261)”
― Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

“We’re not the same. Nothing will ever be the same. I try to say it, but it doesn’t come out. It can’t, because all the hurt needs to be spewed out first. Along with all the shame, hiding, guilt.” (Violetta, Pg. 358)”
― Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not