But an apology too — you think you’re giving something, but you’re not…

Deb Caletti
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But an apology too — you think you’re giving something, but you’re not. You’re really asking for something. You’re asking for forgiveness, you’re asking for the other injured person to make it okay for you. Apologies were harder work for the person getting one than the person giving one. ✨ Deb Caletti (2013). The Story of Us, p.261, Simon and Schuster
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