The problem with promises is that once you've made one, it's bound to be broken. It's like an
unspoken cosmic rule.


Bree Despain

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There are a lot of bad things out there. Things the Hounds of Heaven were
created to destroy." ...
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We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need itwe need it.
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God is the ultimate judge of what is truly in our souls. But we are requiered to forgive everyone.
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