Quotes About Regret

Sometimes I really feel sorry for Mel - Her life would've been so much better if she'd fallen in love with someone normal. Instead she fell in love with me and had been paying for the mistake ever since.

I used to think I had all the time in the world to do everything I wanted. But what's the use of having all the time in the world if you're always wasting it on things that don't mean a thing?

youth wasn't like the skin of a snake that you sloughed off and never saw again but rather a feeling that you tuck away because you think you don't need it any more and it's only when you come across it by accident that you realise just how much fun it really is

I find myself whispering an apology to the person I used to be.

In a way I couldn't believe I'd carried a torch for her this far - I should have used it to set fire to her years ago.

There is nothing more debilitating than regret, and no anger worse than that which is directed at yourself.

I'm sorry to hear that," DeMarco said, although he wasn't sorry. As far as he was concerned Tony deserved to die alone.

If you don't take the shot...you'll never know whether it would have gone in or not.

Nick said. "Failing at school, failing at baseball…" The last part just came out, one last part of this he couldn't stop if he'd tried: "… failing at being your son." For the second time that day, Nick ran.

Me percaté demasiado tarde de algo que ella ignoraba: aquel poder era una parte viva de su ser... pero me encontraba frío y desolado y ella era para mí como la gloria del sol... me lo bebí todo... sin dejarle nada

In the dark, I heard your voice. What did you say? I said, "Hey, you on the other side, let her go. Because for her… I'll cross over. And then you'll be sorry.

The proof of true repentance is immediate restitution.

When you establish a reminiscing routine through acknowledging gratitude for past experiences, it keeps you mindful that fun is abundant. Put into practice, reminiscing in this manner mitigates feelings of regret and deprivation by giving you a concrete prompt to fully appreciate life's pleasurable experiences. A habit of acknowledging the pleasure in your life naturally increases your overall sense of gratitude, amplifying fun's positive effects.

You come home, and you party. But after that, you get a hangover. Everything about that is negative.

Briana watched him for a moment and then looked back out her window. "You don't know what you're missing, Kyle.

turned around and walked out, fighting an almost overpowering urge to tear up the check and

Afraid of decision, I buried my finer feelings in the depths of my heart and they died there.

In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine.

My religion is to live - and die - without regret.

Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out.

It was not Hansu that she missed, or even Isak. What she was seeing again in her dreams was her youth, her beginning, and her wishes--so this is how she became a woman.

He was suffering, and in a way, he could manage that; but he had caused others to suffer, and he did not know why he had to live now and recall the series of terrible choices that had not looked so terrible at the time. Was that how it was for most people?

What surprised him was that as he felt closer to death, he felt the terror of death, its very finality. There were so many things he had failed to do. There were even more things he should never have done.

She didn't mean to be critical, but after the words came from her mouth, they sounded harsh, and she was sorry.