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#1

“It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs and Other Stories

tags: apologies, apologizing, humor, people, taking-advantage

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#2

“Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy?
"I try very hard to be annoying," Leo said. "Don't insult my ability to annoy. And how am I supposed to resent you if you go apologizing? I'm a lowly mechanic. You're like the prince of the sky, son of the Lord of the Universe. I'm supposed to resent you."
"Lord of the Universe?" (Jason)
"Sure, you're all-bam! Lightning man. And 'Watch me fly. I am the eagle that soars-" (Leo)
"Shut up, Valdez." (Jason)
Leo managed a little smile. "Yeah, see. I do annoy you."
"I apologize for apologizing." (Jason)
"Thank you." He went back to work, but the tension had eased between them. Leo still looked sad and exhausted-just not quite so angry.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

tags: annoying, apologies, humor, jason-grace, leo-valdez, resentment

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#3

“Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.”
― José N. Harris, MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love

tags: apologies, apologize, apology, feelings, truth

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#4

“one thing I don’t need
is any more apologies
i got sorry greetin me at my front door
you can keep yrs
i don’t know what to do wit em
they don’t open doors
or bring the sun back
they don’t make me happy
or get a mornin paper
didn’t nobody stop usin my tears to wash cars
cuz a sorry.”
― Ntozake Shange, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

tags: apologies, apology, forgiveness, independance, strength, sympathy

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#5

“He sighed. "I don't think an apology will do, Mercy. Because an apology implies that you wouldn't do it again. And, under the circumstances, you wouldn't do anything differently, would you?

"No.”
― Patricia Briggs

tags: apologies, friendship

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#6

“You broke her heart in person—you fix it in person!”
― RJ Gonzales, Mundahlia

tags: apologies, broken-heart, fixing-things

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#7

“Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence.”
― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

tags: apologies, humor, offences, satire

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#8

“What man ever openly apologizes for slander? It is not so much a feeling of slander as it is that of a massive lie, a misdeed not only to the slandered but also to those manipulated in the process. He has made them all, every one, his enemies, thereupon he is so overwhelmed with guilt that he will deny it until his grave.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

tags: apologies, deceit, defamation, denial, enemy, feelings, feelings-of-weakness, gossip, grave, guilt, libel, lies, manipulation, massive, misdeed, overwhelming, slander

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#9

“By the day's end I realized that there were a zillion ways to apologize to someone, but none of them mattered if you never opened your mouth.”
― Jennifer Jabaley, Lipstick Apology

tags: apologies, death-note

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#10

“It's always too late for sorries, but I appreciate the sentiment.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

tags: apologies, sorry, too-late

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#11

“Halfhearted or insincere apologies are often worse than not apologizing at all because recipients find them insulting. If you've done something wrong in your dealings with another person, it's as if there's an infection in your relationship. A good apology is like an antibiotic; a bad apology is like rubbing salt I the wound.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

tags: apologies, fighting, relationships

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#12

“Apologies, however late, were appreciated. The principle meant more than the timing”
― Callie Hunter, Disenchanted

tags: apologies, principle, timing

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#13

“The idea we came up with, well before we left, was something we coined Performance Literature. Excuse the use of that second word, because I realize it's presumptuous. Also, excuse the first word, and the term in general.”
― Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity!

tags: apologies, literature

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#14

“As an American, I'd like to apologize-for everything.”
― Rich Hall

tags: america, americans, apologies, humor

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#15

“I almost apologized again, but apologies were really like wishes. There was an abundance of both in my life, and neither really made a difference.”
― J. Lynn, Wait for You

tags: apologies

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#16

“In my dream, people apologized for things that were about to happen, and lit candles by inhaling.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

tags: apologies, regret, remorse, sorrow

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#17

“Time made apologies and absolution unnecessary. Time didn't really heal, it just made bad memories distant so that the brain couldn't recapture the lost pain”
― Amulya Malladi, A Breath of Fresh Air

tags: absolution, apologies, memories, recapture, time

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#18

“This was one of the little ways in which he said sorry. They were meant to add up each day.”
― Zadie Smith, On Beauty

tags: apologies, sorry

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#19

“There is no pretending," Jace said with absolute clarity. "I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there is life after that, I'll love you then.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

tags: mortal-instruments, romance, teen-fantasy

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#20

“He's like a drug for you, Bella.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse

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#21

“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”
― Jess C. Scott, The Intern

tags: desire, emotion, friendship, honesty, imagination, individuality, life, love, passion, reality, relationships, romance, truth, wisdom, wise-words

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#22

“You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.”
― Richelle Mead, Frostbite

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#23

“I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

tags: love, relationships, romance

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#24

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever”
― Nicholas Sparks

tags: love, nicholas-sparks, romance, the-notebook

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#25

“I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved.”
― Shana Abe

tags: love, romance

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#26

“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.”
― Lady Gaga

tags: love, romance, work

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#27

“And I'm suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married...?" His voice tightened. "And meanwhile, I'll die a little bit more every day, watching.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

tags: mortal-instruments, romance, teen-fantasy

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#28

“They didn’t agree on much. In fact, they didn’t agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other ever day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

tags: dear-john, love, nicholas-sparks, romance, the-notebook

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#29

“I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

tags: disappointment, love, romance

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#30

“I can feel Peeta press his forehead into my temple and he asks, 'So now that you've got me, what are you going to do with me?' I turn into him. 'Put you somewhere you can't get hurt.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

tags: love, romance

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