Katherine Mansfield Quotes about Regret

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Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back.

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back.

Katherine Mansfield

Regret, Looks, Life Moves On

Regret is an appalling waste of energy, and no one who intends to be a writer can afford to indulge in it.

Katherine Mansfield

Regret, Indulge In, Energy

Katherine Mansfield (2016). “Bliss, and Other Stories”, p.47, Jester House Publishing

Regret is an appalling waste of time.

Katherine Mansfield

Regret, Waste, Wasting Time

I love the evening star. Does that sound foolish? I used to go into the backyard, after sunset, and wait for it until it shone above the dark gum tree. I used to whisper 'There you are, my darling.' And just in that first moment it seemed to be shining for me alone. It seemed to understand this ... something which is like longing, and yet it is not longing. Or regret - it is more like regret.

Katherine Mansfield

Stars, Regret, Sunset

Katherine Mansfield, Ian Alistair Gordon (1974). “Undiscovered country: the New Zealand stories of Katherine Mansfield”