Crazy Stupid Bromance
by Lyssa Kay Adams
“Excessive empathy was her personal cross to bear.” (p. 158)
“”...I don’t think I know what forgiveness actually is. I thought I did. I thought it meant being at peace and never feeling anger. But I… I think maybe that’s not really forgiveness. I think I’ve just been avoiding feeling anything bad for a long time. And it’s not the same thing, is it?”
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…”No, it’s not the same. You have to let yourself feel all the bad things. Anger has its place. It protects us from being taken advantage of. But eventually, you have to let yourself stop hating whoever hurt you… Forgiveness means recognizing that you are a different person because of the pain but realizing that so are they because of the pain they caused. I think it’s deciding that the new people you are are better people and that together you’re worth something.”” (p. 308)