--- title: "7 Old Sins Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Old Sins quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Old Sins sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/george-r-r-martin-48_sins_north-or-south-shall-i-atone-for-old-sin_606896.png" --- > [“North or south? Shall I atone for old sins or make some new ones?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/north-or-south-shall-i-atone-for-old-sins-or-make-some-new-ones/) [George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/george-r-r-martin-48_sins_north-or-south-shall-i-atone-for-old-sin_606896.png) > [There were opium-dens, where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/there-were-opium-dens-where-one-could-buy-oblivion-dens-of-horror/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/oscar-wilde-16_dens_there-were-opium-dens-where-one-could-bu_1365776.jpg) > [“Old sins have long shadows," said Gamache. "And this is an old sin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/old-sins-have-long-shadows-said-gamache-and-this-is-an-old-sin/) [Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/louise-penny-1059_long-shadows_old-sins-have-long-shadows-said-gamache_1662226.png) > [It is hard living down the tempers we are born with. We all begin well, for in our youth there is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-stein/it-is-hard-living-down-the-tempers-we-are-born-with-we-all-begin-well/) [Gertrude Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/gertrude-stein-667_born_it-is-hard-living-down-the-tempers-we-ar_1831945.jpg) > [You can embark on new and steeper versions of your old sins, you know, and cry tears while doing it that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leif-enger/you-can-embark-on-new-and-steeper-versions-of-your-old-sins-you-know/) [Leif Enger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leif-enger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bb/leif-enger-8880_cry_you-can-embark-on-new-and-steeper-versio_1902506.jpg) > [A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/a-bath-in-ganges-undoubtedly-absolves-one-of-all-sins-but-what-does/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/ramakrishna-2451_baths_a-bath-in-ganges-undoubtedly-absolves-on_2833694.png) > [“The decade is over, time to begin forgiving old sins. Thirteen years since your death on a Florida interstate - and again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-ortiz-cofer/the-decade-is-over-time-to-begin-forgiving-old-sins-thirteen-years/) [Judith Ortiz Cofer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-ortiz-cofer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/judith-ortiz-cofer-41957_forgiveness_the-decade-is-over-time-to-begin-forgivi_2921958.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-sins/#itemlist", "name": "Old Sins Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“North or south? Shall I atone for old sins or make some new ones?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George R.R. 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