Guilt Quote by Stephanie Merritt

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

— Gregory Boyle

“guilt comes to you not from the things you’ve done, but from the things that others have done to you.”

— Margaret Atwood

“Guilt is not a healthy emotion. It rots you from the inside out, turns you bitter.”

— Blair Richmond

“I felt guilty, but lighter. I had turned my problem into someone else’s.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

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

— Ken Lange

“...most people would rather feel guilty than feel helpless. ”

— Peter Trachtenberg

“There was more than one type of guilt. You might do something horrible that you later regretted. But you could also feel guilty for…

— Joseph Delaney

“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

“Better to do the right thing than feel guilty.”

— Janice Liang

“Guilt is a powerful, powerful thing.”

— C.M. Stunich

“Repeat the same action over and over again, and eventually it will feel right. Eventually, there isn't even any guilt.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Guilt is like a sore, endlessly fascinating, and the guilty party feels compelled to examine it and pick at it, so that it never…

— Stephen King