Do we deserve forgiveness no matter what, and if so, by whom?

Do you think my wife will ever forgive me for this and indeed, do I deserve forgiveness?

In the end, everybody deserves forgiveness, no matter how great their misdemeanor.

The moral of the story is no matter what you've done you can always change and still deserve forgiveness.

Cullen refuses, stating he does not deserve forgiveness, and leaves.

None of us deserves forgiveness.

Others will argue that he deserves forgiveness on the world's largest stage.

I know I don't deserve this any more than I deserved God's love and forgiveness.

The young man deserves forgiveness, if he is contrite.

In the story, he reasons he does not deserve forgiveness; this contributes to him embracing his worst qualities.