- Dr. Jerome Davenport: "Regard without ill-will despite an offense”, that's Webster's definition of forgiveness.
- Antwone Fisher: Why do I have to forgive?
- Dr. Jerome Davenport: So you can get on with your life.
Denzel Washington - Dr. Jerome Davenport
Derek Luke - Antwone Fisher

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

Joe Mantegna - David Rossi

“If you love a person, you can forgive anything.”
Herbert Marshall - Robert Crosbie

“You are so kind and generous. You should have the sort of wife you really deserve. Through no fault of yours, I failed you. I wrecked your life. I can't ask you to forgive me.”

Bette Davis - Leslie Crosbie

“I want to crawl to her feet, whimper to be forgiven... for loving me. For needing her more than my own life... for belonging to her more than my own soul.”

Laurence Olivier - Heathcliff