Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry.

And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened.

No matter how many times you say you're sorry, somebody is not going to hear you.

Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.

People have pain - they do regrettable things, they feel shame, and shame equals pain.

We know that we've done and said things that hurt people. Inflicting pain on others wasn't the goal, but it was one of the outcomes. We wish it weren't so, and regret that hurt.

‎It has ever been my fate to give pain to those whose happiness I should have promoted.

I am so sorry. I wish you knew even one tenth of one percent of how sorry I am. ...It was my fault. Can I kill myself here, or should I do it outside, so the mess on your carpet doesn't upset your mother?

I kept making you cry... didn't I? - Hatori Sohma

I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.

He let out a hiss of pain,then smiled that crooked, sheepish smile he always fell back on when he was caught doing something bad. "Sorry. I-I didn't mean to. I just- I've been lying here for hours, thinking about blood.

I never wanted to hurt anyone else, most of all my family and my kids.

If you're willing to tell somebody that you love them, are you also willing to say you're sorry? You need to, even when you think you're in the right.

I personally apologize to any person who felt anything less than respected and valued by myself.

Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

I regret the times I've been mean to people... It's fine to pick on people who can defend themselves and deserve it. Some people don't deserve to be picked on who I picked on, so I don't do it anymore.

It's a horrible thing to realize what you've done.

I lose sleep if I end up feeling bad about something I've said. Usually that happens when I send something out without having read it over a few times, or when I call somebody names.

It saddens me to know that I jeopardized the welfare of the kind people of Hawaii, a community that I love and call my home.

The first day I walked into prison, and he slammed that door, I knew the magnitude of the decision that I made, and the poor judgment, and what I allowed to happen to the animals. And, you know, it's no way of explaining the hurt and the guilt that I felt. And that was the reason I cried so many nights.

I respect people. For me to say 'hate' was a bad word, and I didn't mean to use it.

The worst pain in the world is shame. I spend a lot of time trying to not do anything bad to anyone, but you can't live your life and not hurt people.

I say sorry to my wife about five times a day for various reasons.

Remorse is the pain of sin.