Acts of Forgiveness Quotes

“...the work of forgiving is never on the person - or the country - asking for it.”
― Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness

“She appreciated the quiet elegance with which her grandmother moved about 512 Lewaro Street, dusting the antique surfaces, making beds, ironing clothes. They didn’t feel like chores - at least not to Paloma - only the honorable acts necessary to inhabit a home so majestic.”
― Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness

“During moments of national importance, it feels as though bills will be paid and mortgages covered, dreams no longer deferred. It feels as though, maybe, it can be less about money than about honor.”
― Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness

“You can't tour a plantation and come home to 512 Lewaro without understanding its significance. By walking through the front doors of their home, they were rewriting history.”
― Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness