{"quotes":[{"text":"The idea we came up with, well before we left, was something we coined Performance Literature. Excuse the use of that second word, because I realize it's presumptuous. Also, excuse the first word, and the term in general.","author":"Dave Eggers","tags":["apologies","literature"],"id":1207,"author_id":"Dave+Eggers"},{"text":"He sighed. 'I don't think an apology will do, Mercy. Because an apology implies that you wouldn't do it again. And, under the circumstances, you wouldn't do anything differently, would you?'No.","author":"Patricia Briggs","tags":["apologies","friendship"],"id":29968,"author_id":"Patricia+Briggs"},{"text":"Apologies require taking full responsibility. No half-truths, no partial admissions, no rationalizations, no finger pointing, and no justifications belong in any apology.","author":"Cathy Burnham Martin","tags":["apologies","apology","forgiveness","justification","justify","love","men","partner","rationalize","responsibility","truth","women"],"id":37309,"author_id":"Cathy+Burnham+Martin"},{"text":"Charles realized that if he were going to apologize to Chrestomanci, he had better do it at once. He turned around to say it. But the folds had already rippled flat and nothing was the same anymore....","author":"Diana Wynne Jones","tags":["apologies","children","magic"],"id":37576,"author_id":"Diana+Wynne+Jones"},{"text":"Apologies, one loses perspective after spending a week in a brothel.","author":"Christopher Moore","tags":["apologies","brothels","perspective"],"id":53443,"author_id":"Christopher+Moore"},{"text":"If there were past misdeeds, I do not believe we should nag or repeat them, never mind throw them in someone’s face. If they sincerely apologized and we genuinely forgave them, we must move on. Learn from mistakes, but move on. If we bring them up and toss them at the offender, we may not have actually forgiven them, even if we claim we have.","author":"Cathy Burnham Martin","tags":["apologies","apology","forgive","forgiveness","learning","misdeeds","mistakes","nagging","the-past"],"id":59561,"author_id":"Cathy+Burnham+Martin"},{"text":"Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence.","author":"Ambrose Bierce","tags":["apologies","humor","offences","satire"],"id":72050,"author_id":"Ambrose+Bierce"},{"text":"One thing I don’t needis any more apologiesi got sorry greetin me at my front dooryou can keep yrsi don’t know what to do wit emthey don’t open doorsor bring the sun backthey don’t make me happyor get a mornin paperdidn’t nobody stop usin my tears to wash carscuz a sorry.","author":"Ntozake Shange","tags":["apologies","apology","forgiveness","independance","strength","sympathy"],"id":77545,"author_id":"Ntozake+Shange"},{"text":"I always apologized for my home to protect myself so people wouldn't think I was a slob, or at least so they would know that I acknowledge I can be a slob and that I'm not okay with it and that really I have much higher standards. . . . When I apologize for my home, I'm declaring to all within earshot that I'm not content. That I'm silently keeping score.","author":"Myquillyn Smith","tags":["apologies","pride"],"id":92795,"author_id":"Myquillyn+Smith"},{"text":"Don't apologize for doing what you thought was best. All you can ever do, is your best. Even if that doesn't work out, don't diminish your efforts. Don't diminish your intent. Don't apologize for being human. Don't take on guilt that isn't yours. We are all growing, learning and evolving. Take the lesson forward.","author":"Akiroq Brost","tags":["apologies","being-human","doing-your-best","intent","lessons","positivity"],"id":172502,"author_id":"Akiroq+Brost"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":41,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}