#Regret

"The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and love of self...from within."

"I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both."

"Poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans?"

"It’s not that we have to quit this life one day, but it’s how many things we have to quit all at once: music, laughter,the physics of falling leaves, automobiles, holding hands,the scent of rain, the concept of subway trains... if only one could leave this life slowly!"

"Look in my face; my name is Might-have-been; I am also call'd No-more, Too-late, Farewell"

"Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been."

"Have you ever hoped for something? And held out for it against all the odds? Until everything you did was ridiculous?"

"..he wanted her.And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more."

"You'd think, 'What if I make a mistake today, I'll regret it'. I don’t believe in regret, I feel everything leads us to where we are and we have to just jump forward, mean well, commit and just see what happens."

"I'll sleep forever and meet you in my dreams; it'll hurt less anyway. But the pain of losing you was worth the pleasure of having you, and I rest in bed knowing you'll know for the rest of your life what you are missing.-Karen Quan and Jarod Kintz"

"Sometimes I wish life was written pencil so we could erase it and write it all over again."

"One of my main regrets in life is giving considerable thought to inconsiderate people."

"Regrets came up and asked me if I’d like to own them. Declined them for the most part but took a few just so I wouldn’t leave this relationship empty handed."

"No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found."

"Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?"

"The cries of the dead are terrible indeed; you should try not to hear them."

"الأمر الوحيد الذي أندم عليه هو أنه لن يتسنى لي قراءة كل الكتب التي أود قرائتها."

"A thousand times I was ready to regret and take back my rash statement - yet it had been the truth."

"I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing."

"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so."