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Quotes About Blame

You set us up!" "No! I swear—" Her face fell. "Mel. Mel must've told him." "Right," I grumbled. "Blame Mel.
~ Rick Riordan
My point, Jason said, is that blaming each other isn't going to solve anything. That's how the Romans and the Greeks got divided in the first place.
~ Rick Riordan
Not your fault, brother. Kronos does not explode good. Next time we will use a big stick.
~ Rick Riordan
A faint smile played on his lips. Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it No...sir I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.
~ Rick Riordan
Demigods today. I blame social media for their short attention spans. When you can't even take the time to listen to a god hold forth, that's just sad.
~ Rick Riordan
Love conquers all, Aphrodite promised. "Wow, Thalia muttered. "Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. "In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. "God alert! Blackjack yelled.
~ Rick Riordan
Freda knew that she could tell Cissy about Mr. Birdwhistle's lewd approaches, but she was used to being blamed for the bad behaviour of others and suspected it would be no different in the case of the octopus's wandering tentacles.
~ Kate Atkinson
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
~ Katharine Hepburn
The whole effort for the past one hundred years has been to remove the moral responsibility from the individual and make him blame his own human wickedness on his society, but he helps to make his society, you see, and he will not take his responsibility for his part in it.
~ Katherine Anne Porter
We're all broken, Laura. And we're all looking for someone to blame. God's the easiest target. We let ourselves believe that if He loved us, things would be perfect. But we both know that's not true.
~ Kathleen Fuller
It was a good lie, whoever had come up with it. Blaming the Germans wasn't an option—too many incriminating duds still littered our funkholes—but since the French 75-millimeter gun was also the main field weapon of the American artillery, guilt could be plausibly shifted in that direction.
~ Kathleen Rooney
Perhaps, then, there is something to his advice that I should cease looking back so much, that I should adopt a more positive outlook and try to make the best of what remains of my day. After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we had wished?
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
Screw caution, Tori said. I'm outta here. We looked at her. Well, I am. As long as someone comes with me. We kept looking at her. She sighed. Fine, but when everything goes to hell, just remember, I get to blame you guys, because I wanted to leave right away.
~ Kelley Armstrong
I have one more task to carry out before I go, Moria." She turned to Gavril. "You may leave us." "I may . . . but I will not." "Ignore him," Moria said. "I do. As much as possible." "I do not blame you. He seems very ill-tempered. Traitors ought to be more charming or they'll never woo anyone to their side." She turned to Gavril. "Is your father more charming?
~ Kelley Armstrong
Still, I shouldered part of the blame, maybe because it gave me some sense of control in an uncontrollable situation.
~ Kelley Armstrong
When I could finally speak, I twisted to face Daniel and said, "It's my fault Rafe's dead." "No, it isn't," he said fiercely. "I'm the one who knocked out the pilot.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Trials rarely found men not guilty. The general view was that if a man were innocent he would not have got into trouble in the first place.
~ Ken Follett
Everything is ultimately the Prime Minister's fault', said Lloyd. 'That's what it means to be the leader
~ Ken Follett
She was twenty-six years old, her life was ruined, and it was her own fault.
~ Ken Follett
It was stupid, but people needed someone to hate, and the newspapers were always ready to supply that need.
~ Ken Follett
Fascism offered false solutions, simplistically blaming groups such as Jews and Communists for complex problems such as unemployment and crime. She made merciless fun of the concept of the triumph of the will, likening the Führer and the Duce to playground bullies. They claimed popular support, but banned all opposition.
~ Ken Follett
It was stupid, but people needed someone to hate
~ Ken Follett
Fascism blames problems on a false cause—people of other races.
~ Ken Follett
Bishop Waleran's words sounded again in his mind: This is what comes of your damned arrogance, Philip. The accusation cut him to the quick because he thought it might be true. He was always pushing for more, better, faster. ... In each case the result had been tragedy.... Clearly ambition was to blame. Monks did better to live a life of resignation, accepting the tribulations and setbacks of this world as lessons in patience, taught by the Almighty.
~ Ken Follett