2,008 Quotes About Regret

Manon died in the desert, but in the arms of the man who loved her with the the entire brilliance of his soul, who, when she was dead, dug a grave for her, and watered it with his tears, then buried his own heart within it..While Marguerite, a Sinner like Manon, had died in a sumptuous bed...But in that desert of the heart, a more barren, a vaster, a more merciless desert, than that in which Manon had found her last resting place.

It burns,I know.It burns now,now thatthe story is over,now thatthe daybreak is liquid,now thatmy knees don't creak anymoreand the leaves are blowingand the highway is humming,and a few extra pounds is nota terminal diagnosis.It burnsin me toohealing mebut the ache is not for you.It's for my passion.That used to be your name.And it's sad, really.The sting oftoo littletoo late.

I need to stop renaming the decisions I've made as mistakes just because I wish I could take them back.

I am sorry that our friendship, or whatever name one may give to the obsessive relationship which has bound us together for so many years, should end in this way. This is not the place to utter its elegy.

Mr. Upchurch,” she fumbled. “I . . . I must take my leave directly. But before I go, allow me to say how sorry I am for the callous way I treated you in the past. I regret it most keenly.” His heart squeezed even as he felt his brows rise. “Do you?” She swallowed. “I was wrong about you. I was wrong about a great many things.

She chose the attractive room, not noticing the cloven hoof exposed beneath the ornate curtains. That decision has surely haunted her every day since, finally catching up to her.

Monitor and control every passing day so as to live without regrets

If we only knew our real Self, we would be truly ashamed of what we do and allow.

And I know, too, that recognizing one's mistakes does not erase them.