Mason Cooley Regret Quotations

The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.

Wallace Stevens: the Platonist celebrates endless change, but with regret.

I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.

Show enough regret, and your refusal will inspire gratitude.

Regret leads to overeating and naps.

Most self-laceration is more noisy than painful.

I regret. I apologize. I blame myself. I continue as before.

Regretting the past does not prevent me from repeating it.

Regret for wasted time is more wasted time