Center of the universe Quote by Gloria Whelan

Guilt is one of those essential emotions. Without it, we could not call ourselves human.

— Anonymous

One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.

— Susan Beth Pfeffer

Guilt is anger directed at ourselves.

— Peter McWilliams

Guilt is a spiritual Rubicon.

— Jane Porter

Guilt's just your ego's way of tricking you into thinking that you're making moral progress. Don't fall for it, my dear.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.

— Bill Konigsberg

Guilt is the one burden human beings can't bear alone.

— Anais Nin

Guilt is the very nerve of sorrow.

— Horace Bushnell

Guilt is petty; I am above guilt.

— Susan Cheever

Guilt can make you doubt yourself at the very moment when you need to proceed with certainty.

— Joseph Bruchac

The problem with guilt is that it cements you to the past.

— Kevin Leman

I walk around feeling a sort of existential guilt all the time; and honestly for me this house is a way of feeling less…

— Alfred Dreyfus