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Forgiveness is not something that, once achieved, stays fixed forever. It is more like happiness: it may need to be renewed or returned to, rather than permanently secured.
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About Deb Caletti
American writer of young adult and adult fiction
Deb Caletti is an American writer of young adult and adult fiction. She has been a National Book Award finalist and a Michael L. Printz Honor Book medalist, and her work has also received several other awards. Her novels often draw on the Pacific Northwest, and her young adult fiction is noted for taking on difficult subjects usually associated with adult literature. Her first adult novel, "He's Gone," was published in 2013, and she has since written more books for adult readers as well as many titles for teens.
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- “They say religion is about love, but you wonder how much of it really is about fear.”Deb Caletti
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- “We look down our noses at people who've made mistakes in relationships. She's so stupid! How could she do tha…”Deb Caletti
- “It starts so young, and I'm angry about that. The garbage we're taught. About love, about what's "romantic."…”Deb Caletti
Forgiveness: more sayings
- “Look, Public Service Loan Forgiveness - talk about fixing a broken system. Ninety-eight percent of those who…”Miguel Cardona
- “I dream of a land of peace where everyone can live in harmony.I dream of a land of joywhere everyone can live…”Debasish Mridha
- “We become our decisions over time. We choose to love, or we can choose to hate. We can choose to forgive, or…”David LeRoy
Happiness: more sayings
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Books by Deb Caletti
The fortunes of Indigo Skye
2008
The Queen of Everything
2008
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
2005
Essential maps for the lost
2016
The last forever
2014