He was sorry, genuinely sorry, for the pain she was in. Yet the revelation had caused certain other feelings—feelings he usually kept under tight rein, considering them both misguided and dangerous—to flex inside him, to test their strength against their restraining bonds.
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Related sorry, truly sorry for the pain that I caused. WAYNE WHITE I loved my father so much and couldn't handle what she was doing to him. I used to yell at him. We e... LAURA MELISI In their own brief conversations, he had the distinct impression that she was toying with him, verba... DIANA J. OAKS He was a very good sportsman. It was great fun to compete against him. He was always fair. I'm sorry... ANDRE LANGE You're late." "Sorry. I was busy talking about my feelings and killing people. JENNIFER ESTEP He's shown remorse for the victims, the surviving victims, and the pain and suffering. He actually h... BRAD GARRETT Max saw the stranger give him the once-over, recognised it for what it was. Women had been making hi... NALINI SINGH What a desperate, pathetic fool I was. Time after time, my "friends" had shown me their true colors.... JODEE BLANCO I believe that God felt sorry for actors so he created Hollywood to give them a place in the sun and... CEDRIC HARDWICKE There's no bad feelings from him and no bad feelings from me. He said 'I'm sorry. It's just one of t... DAVID ARCHER There's no bad feelings from him and no bad feelings from me. He said 'I'm sorry. It's just one of t... DAVE ARCHER I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more s... SAMUEL BUTLER She just said she was sorry and for me to write a note to the church saying that she was sorry for e... PAM KILLINGSWORTH There's obviously something wrong with him and it's hard not to feel a little bit sorry for him. Tha... TONY CASE Yet, I didn't understand that she was intentionally disguising her feelings with sarcasm; that was u... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY I RAISED AN EYEBROW AT HIM, AND HE STUCK OUT HIS TONGUE AND CROSSED HIS EYES WHEN JOSH TURNED AWAY F... JAMES PATTERSON I will go down in history as the man who robbed Rosa Parks. I'm sorry that she died. I was hoping to... JOSEPH SKIPPER If I have caused you any pain, I'm truly sorry. RICHARD MANSFIELD I'm so sorry," he whispered to her, knowing she couldn't hear. I'm so sorry." Her mouth moved,... JAMES DASHNER I feel sorry for him because he had put in a lot of hard work. It's a shame that something like this... JIM HASLETT I'm so sorry," he whispered to her, knowing she couldn't hear. "I'm so sorry." Her mouth moved,... JAMES DASHNER For me, it was a revelation. There, was revealed a completely different Anne to the child that I had... OTTO FRANK We're not against Barry Bonds as an individual. We're against what he stands for. ... There was no w... DENNIS COLLINS With his mind full of the engaging Rosalind, he stared at Mac. “Hi, sorry to interrupt.” He lurc... NORA ROBERTS His smiling face revealed a love too strong to be kept inside, but the feelings obviously rising ins... HARUO SHIRANE Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would always love, and as he... NICHOLAS SPARKS I had all the provocation in the world to kill... I had no malice or spleen against him... It was no... WILLIAM KIDD I just loved playing all that because it was the first time that Robert actually had genuine feeling... KARL DAVIES I was his exception, and as much as I had tried to fight my feelings, he was mine. JAMIE MCGUIRE He told me he was truly sorry. We talked for about 20 minutes, just us. It was weird how he just hel... LARRY RODRIGUEZ When it was over my daughter said, 'Oh, I felt so sorry for him - he didn't want to hurt you... FAY WRAY I'm sorry, but I was born with a towel on my head. CHARLES OLSON This is new to us, you know? Your mother's sorry. She's sorry that she hurt your feelings, and she w... RAINBOW ROWELL I had some real bad feelings. Every day since he's been there, I'd been praying for him because I fe... JACOB MARCELLUS I met Robert Redford at the Golden Globes because he stepped on my foot. He stepped on my foot as he... RETTA That had nothing to do with it, absolutely nothing. I was sorry he said that. ROBERT NOVAK The pain caused to the parents by this dreadful sequence of events is unforgivable. I am deeply sorr... ALAN MILBURN I think Shannon should look at my granny and tell her that he's sorry, because he kept calling and a... LISA PARKER He was sorry for himself as well, for he was doomed to find life and identity in death letters. MAHESH POUDYAL We told him that a lot of them were killed in the accident and he got really emotional. It was a tou... CARL PETERSEN People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about... JIM MORRISON People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about... JIM MORRISON I had to tell the police officer to call for an ambulance. I looked at my son and I told him I was s... ARMANDO PAIS He wasn't used to people saying no, and Eby felt sorry for him, the way she'd always felt sorry for ... SARAH ADDISON ALLEN She was pleased to have him come and never sorry to see him go. DOROTHY PARKER Ari!" Jeb had finally seen his son. He rushed to Ari's side and knelt next to him. Looking stunned, ... JAMES PATTERSON He told me he was very sorry for me. SERGIO SCAGLIONE She said he sounded fantastic. He was alert and was asking how we were doing. He said he was kind of... ED LONEY He indicated that he was sorry that he had done this to Diane and certainly the effect that it had o... ROBERT KELLY I'm sorry she had to die like that. She was murdered. SASHA ADAMS I can remember, we walked by one little shop and the owner was just sitting there on the steps with ... CHRIS EYRE Twelve sacks is a little misleading because some were Drew just trying to scramble and make a play a... GORDON NIEBYLSKI He told me he was sorry about my son, and that he made a mistake. I told him that I understood that.... HARZEL TYUS That's in the past. He says he wants to stay here. I don't expect him to say he's sorry. LUIS MATOS I am sorry too," said Lupin. "Sorry I will never know [my son]... but he will know why I died and I ... J.K. ROWLING He caught her around the waist as she moved toward the door, spun her around so she faced him, locke... LAUREN GILLEY I couldn’t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justifie... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified.... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD I had some strong feelings that she was still out there. ED SMART He was a mystery to her, and every time she tried to solve him it caused her a little more pain. But... ANNA GODBERSEN She was aware that reason had left the room. She was not sorry to see it go. LIBBY CREELMAN I believe in LOVE. I am sorry I couldn't believe in whomever claims is the LOVE. My feelings are mor... EPHDAN He threw very well, much better than I expected. He had good velocity, his slider was tight and he w... BRAD ARNSBERG The big standout with the 2005 team is they're able to close out games under pressure. They held the... GEORGE GREGAN I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never b... WALTER CHRYSLER He said he didn't feel like he was helping the team and he didn't want to play anymore. I told him I... BOB KNIGHT So I was the son of a man who had Vietnam living inside him. Yeah I had all kinds of reasons for fee... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE It was civil and the parties were reasonable. But I could tell there were strong feelings on both si... RICK DANTZLER I say 'I'm sorry.' It usually disarms them. SARAH SILVERMAN You could definitely hear in his voice that he was sorry for what he did and he expressed that he ha... JARED DUDLEY Meredith: I know that you are mad at me and I'm sorry for that. I can understand your feelings are h... LINDA ATTARIAN He told me he had the same feelings as a freshman. He stuck with it and things worked out for him. CHAD JACKSON Both of them were so mature. They really loved each other. Both of them also loved their families in... LESA NEEHAN I just wanted to go and see him and let him know I was sorry. BUBBA CROSBY Everybody was sorry. Sorry was easy. Sorry was for suckers. GRETCHEN MCNEIL He apologized after that, ... He said he was sorry. JOSE CORTEZ She was turned on by him— his scent, his smile; he was the manifestation of seduction. Under norma... NORIAN F. LOVE Both girls jumped at a hard blow on the door. Eve hastily unlocked the door and stepped back as it f... RACHEL CAINE Danny Ferry did a very good job when he was here and put the franchise up to a certain level, as did... DAN GILBERT She had taken him under her wing ... and he helped her with shopping, cleaning and various other thi... GREGORY ALLEN She'd had a similar accident but survived. She told me that as she was crashing she felt no fear or ... CAROL BARNES She stared up at him, and her eyes were so large they looked like blue mint candies. 'I get to stay?... SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS I took him out there at the end because all I could see was another rolled ankle. We've had too many... MIKE AUSTIN I would say I'm sorry he didn't make it, ... And I don't mean that in a flip way. I'm sorry he didn'... CYNTHIA LENNON I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he nev... WALTER CHRYSLER Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external s... COUNT LEO NIKOLAEVICH TOLSTOI OR TOLSTOY That really held him back, but he's a fighter so he kept playing but he was in pain the whole time. ... LOREN JACULA She had to live in this bright, red gabled house with the nurse until it was time for her to die... ... DAPHNE DU MAURIER It's incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than ... ALAN HANSEN He let out a hiss of pain,then smiled that crooked, sheepish smile he always fell back on when he wa... HOLLY BLACK I feel sorry and for the both characters the drama for the girl, which was unknown was one very big,... DEYTH BANGER And tell Rowan,” Aelin said, fighting her own sob, “that I'm sorry I lied. But tell him it was a... SARAH J. MAAS I felt really sorry for him, but after that I knew the gap was open, HENNIE OTTO It is a like a defeat for everyone that three guys lost their jobs, ... That was never my intent. I'... FELIPE ALOU He was looking at me, jsut as I'd thought he would be, but like Bert's, his light was not what I exp... SARAH DESSEN I’m not sorry it happened,” she told him. Doran turned to meet her eyes, shaking his head ... MELISSA LANDERS He was the motor to their offense. I had to stop him. My offense was not going very good. In order t... RAJON RONDO Did you do this?” “There are other ways to beat someone than with fists.” Radu poked her ... KIERSTEN WHITE I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely ... SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely... SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
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JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them what they wanted. JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who di... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material p... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, th... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH If there must be madness, something may be said for having it on a heroic scale JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH A person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions. JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Under capitalism, man exploits man; while under socialism just the reverse is true. JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH There's something about the Foreign Service that takes the guts out of people. EVAN G. GALBRAITH The shortcomings of economics are not original error but uncorrected obsolescence. The obsolescence ... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Wisdom, itself, is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who ass... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH In many ways the effect of the crash on embezzlement was more significant than on suicide. To the ec... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Inflation does not lubricate trade but by rescuing traders from their errors of optimism or stupidit... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH Among all the world's races ... Americans are the most prone to misinformation. This is not a conseq... JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry. ROBERT BENCHLEY In the next couple of years, part of every film's process is going to be to adjust the images. A... ROBERT ZEMECKIS A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins... ROBERT FROST Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you r... ROBERT WINSTON I was always handsome under all the fat. ROBERT ILER In California in the early Spring, There are pale yellow mornings, when the mist burns slowly into d... ROBERT HASS Just like any business is a living, breathing thing, an entrepreneur has to be able to adapt over ti... ROBERT HERJAVEC Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, missio... ROBERT KIYOSAKI It's 5 P.M. at the office. Working fast, you've finished your tasks for the day and want to ... ROBERT POZEN The museum spreads its surfaces everywhere, and becomes an untitled collection of generalizations th... ROBERT SMITHSON I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the ... ROBERT KNEPPER Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But it's only kept a secret from the per... ROBERT HALF In the final analysis, poverty is a condition of helplessness - of inability to cope with the condit... ROBERT KENNEDY I come from a family that has always emphasized and enjoyed sports - golf, tennis, football, basebal... ROBERT KENNEDY Where aspirations outstrip opportunities, law-abiding society becomes the victim. Attitudes of conte... ROBERT KENNEDY Even as my father grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, signs told him: 'No Irish Need Apply.' ROBERT KENNEDY I have told friends and supporters who are urging me to run that I would not oppose President Johnso... ROBERT KENNEDY It is one thing to open the schools to all children regardless of race. It is another to train the t... ROBERT KENNEDY Ultimately, Communism must be defeated by progressive political programs which wipe out the poverty,... ROBERT KENNEDY