Confess yourself to heaven; Repent what’s past; avoid what is to come. – William Shakespeare Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4. Hamlet tells his mother to admit her sin in marrying her husband’s brother and avoid damnation.
Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you – that would be the real betrayal. – George Orwell 1984. Part 2, Chapter 7. Winston to Julia. They are talking about what might happen once the Thought Police have arrested them. He believes the Party cannot change his feelings.
As I told Piers Morgan, ‘Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.’ – James Nesbitt
In ‘A Confession,’ Tolstoy found meaning that he could hold on to, and he lived for another 30 years. – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Here’s a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive. – Bruce Feiler
Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff – it is a palliative rather than a remedy. – Peter De Vries
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed. – DeWitt Clinton
Nobody likes to be found out, not even one who has made ruthless confession a part of his profession. Any autobiographer, therefore, at least between the lines, spars with his reader and potential judge. – Erik Erikson
Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn’t read. He was illiterate. – D. B. Sweeney
Personally, I am thrilled that I can now let my characters clasp a rosary, mention confession or invoke the intercession of a saint without it being edited out of my story. – Regina Doman
