And no, it wasn't shame I now felt, or guilt, but something rarer in m…

Julian Barnes
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And no, it wasn't shame I now felt, or guilt, but something rarer in my life and stronger than both: remorse. A feeling which is more complicated, curdled, and primeval. Whose chief characteristic is that nothing can be done about it: too much time has passed, too much damage has been done, for amends to be made. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.99, Random House
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