"I want to have a little part of my mother. And to have that little part, I need to forgive."

"No matter which side of the conflict you’re on, had we all lived each other's lives, we could all have done what the other did."

"Certainly I believe in the concept of forgiveness. It is always better to give than to receive."

"My motive is love, not hate."

"Working towards forgiveness seems to be the most imaginative way of becoming free and offering freedom."

"Not to retaliate doesn’t mean you’re weak."

"I haven’t forgiven anyone, because I have no one to forgive."

"Religion doesn’t matter there. Whether it’s the mother of an IRA son, or the wife of a Loyalist paramilitary, there’s no difference."