His sins seemed to be so few that he was alarmed and groped anxiously for more, knowing he could not be without guilt.

The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.

As I lifted the ash dagger, something inside me fractured so completely that there would be no hope of ever repairing it.

The elimination diet:Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.Then watch your health, and life, improve.

displaying true emotion-what we want to ask but somehow feel if ask for it - will be taken as bad criticism.this is guilt

If we could all drink ourselves to innocence, I’d be guilty. And I mean that in a way that I don’t mean that.

You are walking on thin ice - the ice of what remains of the trust between us - carrying the weight of immeasurable guilt.

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

Or maybe, he thought, returning to the boxes, it was part of being Catholic--you were made to feel guilty about everything

The greater evil who is in-When both in wayward paths are straying? The poor sinner for the painOr he who pays for the sin?

Dalgliesh was too experienced to assume that fear implied guilt; it was often the most innocent who were the most terrified.

This was not guilt: guilt is what you feel when you have done something wrong. What I felt was shame: I was what was wrong.

You're making yourself too important. Guilt comes from feeling we're at the center of the universe. We're not.

Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.

I get up and pace the room, as if I can leave my guilt behind me. But it tracks me as I walk, an ugly shadow made by myself.