2,008 Quotes About Regret

If only certain things had been preventable, his life would have unfurled in front of him as intended, like a lush Oriental carpet. No surprises, no detours. Just a thick tapestry of days and nights that at the end of his time on earth, he could roll up and proudly claim as his own.

It seems like a long time, but what are nine years except for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and thinking about the past?

I’ve seen knives pierce the chest,Children dying in the roadCrawling things hooked and baited,Rapists bound and then castrated,Villains singed in public square.Yet none these sights did make me cringeLike when my Love cut all her hair.

Happy moments can turn into pain, given time.

Don't be the one who wakes up the next day regretting having not taken that last dance with a loved one or even with yourself.

I'm waltzing with the wrecking ball'Cause this ain't my home anymore.

Self-loathing was on the agenda for the foreseeable future and he found it hard to imagine a way past it.

They say when seeking revenge, dig two graves, one for you and one for them. I've buried them all, disposed of bodies and left a trail of charred remains in my wake, and now all that's left is my own grave. And I dug it, all right… dug it so deep there's no fucking way out of it.

How can you escape from your own conscience, the reality of your own actions?