logo

Quotes About Trust

If you can't make your enemies trust you, you can at least make them mistrust each other.
~ Joe Abercrombie
But then, if you leave it long enough, what doesn't end badly?
~ Joe Abercrombie
I bet you can do better." Luthar was grinning across at Logen. "I got bitten by a mean sheep once, but it didn't leave much of a mark.
~ Joe Abercrombie
They say a man lost in the desert must take such water as he is offered, no matter who it comes from. I
~ Joe Abercrombie
He trusted to God, since there was no one else. He hoped for heaven. But he fully expected the alternative.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Disbelieve this sword, it will still cut you. He is God. We all walk His path regardless
~ Joe Abercrombie
In my experience, a friend is merely an acquaintance who has yet to betray you.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Absolutes are never to be trusted.
~ Joe Abercrombie
I daresay that's a better-looking man there. A cleverer man.' He ran one hand through his short dark hair, frowning at his reflection. 'Not sure if I trust that bastard, though.
~ Joe Abercrombie
A good liar tells as much truth as he can. That way you never know what you're getting.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Never take eggs from a metal-eyed man.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Laughing with a man was a good step forward. First comes the laughter, then the respect, then the trust.
~ Joe Abercrombie
You can always make enemies of your friends,' said Sumael. 'Making friends of your enemies is harder labor.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Reassuring lies had always been the glue that held his family together, after all.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Never trust a man beyond his own interests.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Olyan rendben tartsd a hazugságaidat, mint a télire eltett vet?magot.
~ Joe Abercrombie
The worst?" Dogman stared at him. "You sure? What about if Bethod does come, and his Carls kick your wall over like a pile o' turds and kill every last one of us?" Crummock's brow furrowed. He frowned down at the ground. He squinted up at the clouds. "True," he said, breaking out in a smile. "That is worse. You got a fast mind, lad.
~ Joe Abercrombie
People love the idea of freedom but, in my experience, there is only so much they can be trusted with. You saw what Judge did with it. Take it far enough, freedom becomes chaos. The voice of the people… is just noise. It is the blather of the lunatics in the madhouse. It is the squeal of the pigs in the slaughterhouse. It is a choir of morons. Most of them don't even know what they want, let alone how to get it. They need someone to tell them what to do.
~ Joe Abercrombie
It wasn't lost on Vick that he was giving her the same compliments she'd just given Tallow. Some people you reel in by making them think they need you. More often, it's making them think you need them. People want to feel good about themselves. Want to feel needed. Vick wondered if she'd been reeled in already. Long ago.
~ Joe Abercrombie
This is the North," muttered Clover. "Who hasn't killed a friend or two?
~ Joe Abercrombie
If you want to be a fine new person with a fine new life you've got to put the person you were behind you, like a snake sheds its skin. You've got to stop picking through your hoard of hurts and grievances like a miser with his coins, set 'em down and allow yourself to go free. You've got to forgive and you've got to trust, not because anyone else deserves it, but because you do.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Una alianza debe ser sellada cara a cara, hombre a hombre, hierro a hierro, y sangre a sangre.
~ Joe Abercrombie
but in the end Logen had earned their trust, and their respect, and their friendship even. Small gestures and a lot of time, that was how he'd done it. "Patience is the chief of virtues," his father used to say, and "you won't cross the mountains in a day." Time might be against them, but there was nothing to be gained by rushing. You have to be realistic about these things.
~ Joe Abercrombie
?le jej z oczu patrzy - wyszepta?a, kiedy zyska?a pewno??, ?e nikt ich nie us?yszy. - Owszem. - I ksi??? si? jej s?ucha. - Owszem. - I trafi?a tu przed nami. - Owszem. [...] Ojciec Yarvi spojrza? na ni? z kwa?n? min?. - A widzisz? Jednak znasz si? na dyplomacji.
~ Joe Abercrombie