“I just threw away a lifetime of guilt-free sex and floor seats for every sporting event in Madison Square Garden. So please, a little respect. For I am Costanza, Lord of the Idiots!”— Peter Mehlman, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com
“Sometimes I believe that love dies but hope springs eternal. Sometimes I believe that hope dies but love springs eternal. Sometimes I believe that sex plus guilt equals love, and sometimes I believe that sex plus guilt equals good sex. Sometimes I believe that love is as natural as the tides, and so…”— Nora Ephron, books.google.com
“You're born a heterosexual. It's not a choice. Who would choose this? The guilt, the shame...and do you think I'm happy having to hire a decorator?”— Garry Shandling, esquire.com
“Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.”— Andy Stanley, amazon.com
“I was just struggling with my inner vachette and pondering the depths of my own inhumanity.”— David Sedaris, amazon.com
“Ah, why should all mankind For one man's fault, be condemned, If guiltless?”— John Milton, amazon.com
“All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry—all forms of fear—are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness a…”— Eckhart Tolle, amazon.com
“You know you’re in trouble when your own imagination starts punishing you.”— Eoin Colfer, amazon.com
“OCD may perceive guilt to be more threatening than most people do, leading them to find it intolerable. Any thought or impulse that might inspire guilt, then, is met with extreme anxiety and with attempts to ‘cleanse’ oneself of the mental intrusion.”— Carolyn Gregoire, huffingtonpost.com
“Anxiety is feeling completely at fault when prioritizing yourself. It is the undeserving feeling of guilt you get when you treat yourself.”— Adam Benedict Tan, thoughtcatalog.com
“This one's the worst. This manipulation basically asks you to prove your love over and over again by giving your partner what they want. 'If you really loved me, you'd go to the store and get me some ice cream!' Or even, 'If you really loved me, you'd change your mind about having a baby.' This one…”— Teresa Newsome, bustle.com
“If you bring up something that’s bothering you, they make you feel guilty for mentioning it. If you don’t, they make you feel guilty for keeping it to yourself and stewing on it. When you’re dealing with emotional manipulators, whatever you do is wrong, and, no matter what problems the two of you ar…”— Travis Bradberry, entrepreneur.com
“There’s always more going on in life than you are able to actually do. You can’t keep up (because no one can), and every night in is a cloud of guilt and massive FOMO. You see other people living more glamorous and exciting lives than you, and you get stuck feeling like your already fast-paced life…”— Erin Cossetta, thoughtcatalog.com
“You know you’re getting older when staying in bed all day is suddenly a guilt-ridden experience.”— Dyana Goldman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Whatever you're feeling, you did the right thing.”— Paul Brown, Dana Scully, Gillian Anderson, imdb.com
“No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.”— Alan Watts, amazon.com
“Okay, let me guess. Does he always use pet names like 'baby' and 'sweetheart?' Yeah, it's not out of affection, it's so he won't mix up your names. And he's all about an unspoken bond or something special, but never about a relationship. And the whole arrangement was your idea, so you feel guilty th…”— Brittany Snow, Kate, amazon.com
“Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com