"I hoped to find some sense of closure from finally meeting the man who had killed my child."

"My journey to healing started with self-forgiveness and then it became compassion."

"I used to feel that if I forgive Jacob it meant I’d forgotten James but now that Jacob has done so well forgiving him feels really natural."

"Through forgiveness I’ve learnt that love doesn’t die."

"Forgiveness has freed me because it recognises we are all human and we all make mistakes."

"I had to forgive myself or else I couldn’t get rid of my militaristic mindset."

"At first it was very difficult to forgive Nick but then I realised it was not about forgiving the man but about forgiving his stupidity."

"I had been totally focused on our differences but after three months of talking to Khalil I discovered common ground."