Ingmar Bergman Quotes

And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.

I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.

I have these accidents, these mistakes, these self-inflicted wounds, and then I tear my head to shreds about it for days.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

I don't lose sleep over what I have done or have nightmares about it.

Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it.

How blunt are all the arrows of thy quiver in comparison with those of guilt.

I never did anything I'm really ashamed of.

There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.

Forgive me for not writing but this man is exhausting.

Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

I always thought I should have been a better mother.

There's so much guilt there attached to having a perfectly good life.

What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.

I'd feel guilty just doing gags.

I should have worked harder in my life. I suffer from a guilt complex.

I feel bad for everyone I've gone out with.

Nobody feels any worse than I do about losing.

The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul.

I feel guilty about spending so much time away from home and loved ones.

I carry lots of guilt.

Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.

I have a natural instinct to feel guilty and that I've let people down. I've apologized in more songs than 'Back to the Shack.' Going back to our second record, the closing lines are 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' It's definitely part of my personality.