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Quotes About Regret

God, you mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?!
~ Scott Westerfeld
A useless life is an early death.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Alas that the friend of my youth* has gone—alas that I ever knew her. I might say to myself, you are a fool, you are searching for something which is not to be found on earth. But I found her, I felt the heart and the generous soul of her in whose presence I felt myself to be more than I was because I was everything I could be.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Time and time again my eyes have been opened to what I am, but always too late and always to no purpose.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tanr? biliyor ya! Ço?u zaman, bir daha uyanmama iste?iyle, hatta bazen bir daha uyanmama umuduyla yat?yorum yata??ma; sabah gözlerimi aç?p da güne?i gördü?ümde içerliyorum.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I could lead the best, the happiest life if I wasn't a fool.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It has been my fate to sadden those I owe joy.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ke?ke insanlar -niçin böyle olduklar?n? ancak Tanr? bilir!- geçip giden ?imdiyi ya?amak yerine, geçmi?te kalan bir s?k?nt?n?n hat?ralar?n? an?msamak için hayal gücünü bu kadar zorlamasalar.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
For those ashamed of him Cupid reserves the bitterest passions.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Bu yüzden istemedim hiçbir zaman sevmeyi, Bilirim ölesiye üzülece?imi.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
E?er insanlar sürekli geçmi?i hat?rlamak yerine ?u günlerin tad?n? ç?karsalard? bu kadar ac? çekmezlerdi.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
She could not help recalling the bustling which had attended Eduard's celebration of her own birthday, she could not help thinking of the newly erected pavilion under whose roof they had promised themselves so much pleasure. The fireworks exploded again before her eyes and in her ears; the lonelier she was, the more she lived in imagination; yet the more she lived in imagination, the more alone she felt. She leaned upon his arm no more, and had no hope of ever being able to lean on it again.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ach! Er ist tot! Wie dauert er mich! Wie bin ich bekümmert!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nada me aborrece mais do que ver as pessoas se atormentarem umas as outras: e sobretudo os jovens, na primavera da vida, quando o coração podia desabrochar todas as alegrias, estragarem reciprocamente os seus melhores dias para reconhecer mais tarde que esbanjaram bens que nunca mais serão recuperados.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Gitti huzurum, A??rla?t? yüre?im, Bulamayaca??m onu bir daha Bir daha asla. Onun bana ait olmad??? yerde Mezar da, Bütün dünya da De?ildir umurumda. Zavall? ba??m Yerinde de?il, Zavall? akl?m, Oldu parça parça.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
?nsanlar?n birbirlerinin huzurunu bozmas?ndan rahats?z olurum ben, en çok da genç insanlar?n hayatlar?n?n en güzel ça??nda, bütün sevinçlere alabildi?ine kucak açabilecekleri zamanda birkaç güzel günü surat asarak birbirlerine zehir etmeleri ve ancak çok sonradan kaybettikleri ?eyin telafisinin olanaks?z oldu?unu görmeleri can?m? s?kar.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In many points, both literary and moral, I could have wished devoutly that he had not written as he has done;
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
God knows why I should be that foolish
~ Johanna Lindsey
If there is anybody here I have not offended, I apologize.
~ Johannes Brahms
On going to hell…. "When I think of judgment day, I get emotional. It's a heavy thing. I did what I did and there's no erasing it. I can write an honest book, be an honest man, help little old ladies across the street but what's done is done. There's no escaping that. Whatever it is, I'll do my time, even for eternity.
~ John "Red" Shea
Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.
~ John Adams
The past beats inside me like a second heart.
~ John Banville
He wishes he had never entered the funhouse. But he has. Then he wishes he were dead. But he's not. Therefore he will construct funhouses for others and be their secret operator.
~ John Barth
He wishes he had never entered the funhouse. But he has. Then he wishes he were dead. But he's not. Therefore he will construct funhouses for others and be their secret operator -- though he would rather be among the lovers for whom funhouses are designed.
~ John Barth