"My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted."

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"My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted."

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"It's a terrible thing, what we did, said Francis abruptly. "I mean, this man was not Voltaire we killed. But still. It's a shame. I feel bad about it."

Donna Tartt, American Novelist

Guilt, Regret, Violence, Conscience

"What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy."

Dennis Miller, American Comedian

Guilt, Reason

"Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it."

Andy Dick, American Actor

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"She heard him speak, but did not recognise the problem in his voice " only later did she realise it was that thing he'd been concealing " known as guilt."

Carla H. Krueger, American Author

Guilt, Realization, Emotion, Awareness

"All this gave way to my first encounter with guilt, which is still something entirely inscrutable to me, as if aliens were sending transmissions from another planet, telling me there is a right and a wrong in the universe."

Donald Miller, American Author

Guilt, Conscience, Alienation, Morality

"When a man admits guilt we have to believe him. We cannot set ourselves to proving to him that he is wrong. Otherwise the law courts would never function."

Hilary Mantel, British Novelist

Guilt, Law, Justice, Trust

"How blunt are all the arrows of thy quiver in comparison with those of guilt."

Robert Blair, American Poet

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"Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change then it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. Yet all too often, guilt is just another name for impotence, for defensiveness destructive of communication; it becomes a device to protect ignorance and the continuation of things the way they are, the ultimate protection for changelessness."

Audre Lorde, American Poet

Guilt, Anger, Accountability, Change

"Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace."

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English Author

Guilt, Resignation, Peace, Consequence

"The guilt applies only to those things that are being given away for free."

David Sedaris, American Writer

Guilt, Values, Responsibility, Ethics

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"Every word first looks around in every direction before letting itself be written down by me."

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"German is my mother tongue and as such more natural to me, but I consider Czech much more affectionate, which is why your letter removes several uncertainties; I see you more clearly, the movements of your body, your hands, so quick, so resolute, it's almost like a meeting."

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"Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it."

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"Most men are not wicked... They are sleep-walkers, not evil evildoers."

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"Life is hard, the earth stubborn, science rich in knowledge but poor in practical results."

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"People who walk across dark bridges, past saints,with dim, small lights.Clouds which move across gray skiespast churcheswith towers darkened in the dusk.One who leans against granite railinggazing into the evening waters,His hands resting on old stones."

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