“Nothing is more tiring and backbreaking than the relentless bitterness over what has or has not been done to us or for us. There is no harvest in that field, and the gardener ultimately dies in a dry patch of land, alone.” Tennessee Williams penned these wise words about the cost of holding onto grudges: As you shall see, Deyssi, the lady I described in my last column, released her resentments, mastered forgiveness, and inspired me to toss away my bitter greens.