“At times, you don't need to be sorry before you say sorry”

“The four sayings that lead to wisdom:
I was wrong
I'm sorry
I don't know
I need help”

“It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on—moving forward.”

“Now Matthew, you are an awkward character - I'm sorry to say that to you but you are an awkward character. It seems you can't help yourself… you need confrontation! That worries me, that worries me a lot! (To Matthew Palmer, shortly before his firing).”

“And I'm sorry about the phone call and needing you
Some decisions you don't make
I guess it's just like breathing or not wanting to
There are some things you can't fake”

“No, I'm not religious I'm sorry to say. There is no time now to be religious.”

“I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new mobile phone every few months just because a new one comes out.”

“I'm sorry," he says, "for that time I kissed you at that party and for that time at the wedding and more than anything for the thousand times that I wanted to and didn't have the guts to.”

“I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I've got to think.”

“Every time we start thinking we're the center of the universe, the universe turns around and says with a slightly distracted air, 'I'm sorry. What'd you say your name was again?”