Quotes about guilt

The faith vowed to the ashes of Sychaeus I have not kept.

She calls it a marriage,

using the word to cloak her sense of guilt.

He was full of regret and remorse, and he thought with despair that all he had in his soul he could say now only to a tomb.

One can no more prevent the mind from returning to an idea than the sea from returning to a shore. In the case of the sailor, this is called a tide; in the case of the guilty, it is called remorse.

What, however, is my fault? Unless to have played can be called a fault, unless it can be called a fault to have loved.

In reality, one single thought tormented them: they were irritated at their crime, and in despair at having for ever troubled their lives.

In the end, man is not entirely guilty — he did not start history. Nor is he wholly innocent — he continues it.

Fault always lies in the same place, my fine babies: with him weak enough to lay blame.

I feel guilty that I have survived when all the others are gone.

I always feel a little guilty when I break bad news to someone, because that energy, of knowing something others don’t, sort of puffs you up.

“Sometimes you don’t get redeemed,” she said, and here voice made it clear she’d thought about the question. Tired and strong at the same time. “Not every stain comes out. Sometimes you do something bad enough that you carry the consequences for the rest of your life and take the regrets to the grave. That’s your happy ending.”

Remember: there is no such thing as guilt-free boundary setting. If you want to minimize (not eliminate) guilt, change the way you think about the process. Stop thinking about boundaries as mean or wrong; start to believe that they’re a nonnegotiable part of healthy relationships, as well as a self-care and wellness practice.