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“Does Hallmark make a “Sorry I tried to drink your blood and touched you in a vaguely inappropriate manner” card? I settled for “How much do you remember?”
“I’M SORRYI am developing a new board game. It’s called “I’m Sorry.” It’s also a form of “Self-Help Psychological Therapy!”You take turns moving around the board like Monopoly. But if you land on a ...”
“Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin”
“Sorry’ is, indeed, one of the most difficult and most powerful words in the English language, provided one can feel and say it at the same time.”
“Apologizing does not always mean you're wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.”
“I’m sorry.’ The two most inadequate words in the English language.”
“Don't apologize.""I wasn't-""Not in words, but it was clear from your tone. Apology suggests that you are keeping me from doing what I need to do, which implies I am somehow powerless to do otherwi...”
“Mr. Upchurch,” she fumbled. “I . . . I must take my leave directly. But before I go, allow me to say how sorry I am for the callous way I treated you in the past. I regret it most keenly.” His hear...”
“Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology?”
“Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.”
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
