"Regret isn't real,' Tuck said. 'It's something invented to punish ourselves."

Regret, Forgiveness, Healing, Acceptance

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"Regret isn't real,' Tuck said. 'It's something invented to punish ourselves."

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

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Regret, Truth, Word, Life

"Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself -- that comes too late -- a crop of inextinguishable regrets."

Joseph Conrad, Polish Novelist

Regret, Reflection, Life, Sadness

"The way of sin is physical death of soul."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Sin, Physical, Death, Soul

"Why do we come to the world, only to suffer and depart? This is a unsolved misery."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, World, Misery, Question

"It seems it has been my fate to sadden those I should have made happy."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Regret, Sadness, Loss, Impact

"You can't lose sleep over should-of's and could-of's."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Regret, Sleep, Peace, Mind

"All people at root are time optimists. We always think there's enough time to do things with other people. Time to say things to them. And then something happens and then we stand there holding on to words like 'if'."

Fredrik Backman, Swedish Author

Regret, Time, Relationship, Word

"Sometimes you do not like the situation. But you have to endure for awhile."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Situation, Patience, Strength

"There were many, many times thereafter that Don regretted having enlisted - but so has every man who ever volunteered for military service."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Regret, War, Service, Reality

"She regretted the explanation immediately, but that was because she always regretted everything."

Nick Hornby, English Writer

Regret, Emotion, Pattern, Reflection

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Recovery

"He parked the car, pressed the button for the roof to fold back, and undid his seat belt. 'It's an emergency.'Goldilocks giggled. She unfastened her belt and hopped onto her knees. 'Yes, I can see' - she glanced down at his crotch - 'That we're in danger of a detonation. What's the protocol in a situation like this, Mr. Environmentalist?'I'm afraid I have no choice but to advocate for release."

Attraction

"You think everything revolves around Zane Hollander, don't you?'No. But I think your blush does."

Perception

"Girls fell all over him. Guys bought him beers.... 'Women eager to say they've been Zaned. You know there're T-shirts that say I've been ZANED."

Authority

"I want to be in the water with you again, nani girl.' Her knees went weak and trembles raced down her spine. Beautiful girl had been a special nickname only he used."

Romance

"Connor couldn't be sure, but he thought he heard him mumble, 'First Dean, then McCall. These boys are dropping like flies."

Power

"The feel of him made her forget all of her troubles, all the decisions weighing on her. She wanted to trade every sky dive, every bungee jump, every outdoor risk, for the thrill of being with him. A willingness to risk it all overwhelmed her."

Purpose

"He wanted nothing to do with her. He wanted everything to do with her."

Passion

"Do you come here often?'...'Often enough, but I've never sat across from such a beautiful woman before."

Truth

"My date the next night brought a sock puppet with him. A. Sock. Puppet. And he talked to me with it'... 'It completely freaked me out,' Kalani continued. 'I made it through drinks and that was more than enough. I told the guy it was a good thing he had one good hand left because if this was his usual MO for dates, he was going to need it."

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