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“Father, I scarcely dare to pray, So clear I see, now it is done, That I have wasted half my day And left my work but just begun. "A Last Prayer"”

Book:Poems

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Poems

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“All knights must bleed, Jaime," Ser Arthur Dayne had said, when he saw. "Blood is the seal of our devotion." With dawn he tapped him on the shoulder; the pale blade was so sharp that even that light touch cut through Jaime's tunic, so he bled anew. He never felt it. A boy knelt; a knight rose. The Young Lion, not the Kingslayer. But that was long ago, and the boy was dead.”

Regret Melancholy Transition Reverie Ascension Jaime Lannister Knighting Arthur Dayne

Book:A Feast for Crows

Source: A Feast for Crows

“Old man she said, "have you lived so long and forgotten so much that you don't remember anything you ever knew or felt about love?”

Love Regret Insult Ageing

Book:Go Down, Moses

Source: Go Down, Moses

“Love made fools out of all of us. It lulled you into false sense of security, and then it left you to burn.”

Love Regret Fool Burn

Book:A King so Cold

Source: A King so Cold

“An apology is a simple thing. A few easy words which we hope will correct for our regrettable actions. If accepted, however, an apology is of little worth. It indicates a momentary change of heart. Though not always a lasting one.”

Regret Apology Fleeting

Book:Warblade: Especies en Peligro

Source: Warblade: Especies en Peligro

“Only five seconds of thought stand between you and a crap-ton of regret.”

Regret

Book:I Hope You Get This Message

Source: I Hope You Get This Message

“Regret is one of those emotions that outpunches reality: Even if you 100 percent could not have done things differently, it still pops up and takes a jab.”

Life Feelings Regret

Book:I Was Told It Would Get Easier

Source: I Was Told It Would Get Easier

“With dawn he tapped him on the shoulder; the pale blade was so sharp that even that light touch cut through Jaime's tunic, so he bled anew. He nver felt it. A boy knelt; a knight rose. The Young Lion, not the Kingslayer. But that was long ago, and the boy was dead.”

Regret Ascension Knight Knighting

Book:A Feast for Crows

Source: A Feast for Crows

“She could not take the words back—words never will come back—and she looked round for something she could do.”

Life Lessons Regret

Book:An Episode of Sparrows

Source: An Episode of Sparrows

“But regret is the things we should fear most. Failure is an answer. Rejection is an answer. Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to.”

Regret Failure Rejection

Book:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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