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“That morning, he was afraid of becoming old, and it was a very specific kind of old age he feared, one which had nothing to do with the number of years since your birth. He feared the premature old age of missed opportunities.”

Book:At Night We Walk in Circles

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“Jesus, Dolores, you've got to get yourself together. You've got responsibilities. Think about those sometimes - okay? - and get your fucking head right." Those were the last words his wife heard from him. He'd closed the door and walked down the stairs, paused on the last step. He thought of going back. He thought of going back up the stairs and into the apartment and somehow making it right. Or, if not right, at least softer. Softer. That would have been nice.”

Regret Final Words Shutter Island

Book:Shutter Island

Source: Shutter Island

“There were so many of us who would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed OK at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.”

Memories Regret Forgiveness

Author:John Green

“How we begin and how we end any relationship is a product of planning, fortuity, and personality. Many enterprises commenced in good faith spiral into confusion, discord, and disarray, generate turmoil and corruption, sunburn the sensitive parties, and conclude in a cesspool of regret and animosity.”

Regret Working Together Endings Animosity Beginnings Ending Relationships Animosity Quotes

Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“you can't change the past, Aunt Lou used to say. Oh, but I wanted to; that was the one thing I really wanted to do”

Past Regret

Book:Lady Oracle

Source: Lady Oracle

“I wish my life were a movie and I could take it into the editing room and totally cut this part out. And some other parts. Some other parts definitely need to be cut.”

Life Regret Editing A Tragic Experience

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“My handling of the situation with Jake proved that I was the same girl from eight years ago. I'd just gained a stone and lost my love for Shayne Ward.”

Humor Regret Chicklit

Book:The Broken Hearts Book Club

Source: The Broken Hearts Book Club

“When will I learn to stop toying with other people’s lives?”

Regret Self Awareness Thought Provoking Consequences Dark Fantasy Character Driven Moral Ambiguity Redemption Thread

Book:Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

Source: Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“I wonder if things would have turned out diﬀerently, if Ihadn’t taken this trail.”

Regret Suspense Ominous Survival Story Page Turner One Choice Psychological Tension Thriller Quotes Fate And Consequence

Book:Bear Me in Mind

Source: Bear Me in Mind

“Bad decisions seemed obvious only in retrospect.”

Leadership Responsibility Regret Survival Historical Fantasy Hard Choices Human Limits Reflective Quote

Book:The Strange Land

Source: The Strange Land

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