Guilt Quote by Joseph Delaney

“But guilt is about as useful as regret, since neither do anything to set things right.”

— Ken Lange

“Guilt was a thief. It would steal your mind, mess with your priorities and would eventually steer you from your original plan. I couldn’t…

— L.J. Shen

“Guilt kept me going. It was impossible not to blame myself for what had happened, but even guilt was a comfort. It was a…

— Paul Auster

“--but then I decided I didn't want any regrets. I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed.”

— Ned Vizzini

“If I could find someone to blame, perhaps I could get angry. Anything would be better than this sadness, this sense of regret for…

— Luke Davies

“Well, guilt is a bitch, but don't you think if you're thinking it in the first place that it just might be true?”

— J.A. Redmerski

“I felt guilty. I hated feeling fucking guilty”

— Bry Ann

“Regrets are the most useless form of guilt," Cullen said. "They always arrive too late to do any good.”

— Eileen Wilks

“Having a worst regret betrays your belief that one misstep caused all your undeserved misfortune.”

— Sarah Manguso

“We need guilt the same way we need pain—because it reminds us what happened, and it helps us not to do it again.”

— Dan Wells

“Guilt, of course, is feeling bad about one's actions, but shame is feeling bad about oneself.”

— Gregory Boyle

“I feel guilty about most things, though it's usually to do with actions that would impact on other people.”

— Stephanie Merritt