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Quotes About Trust

A wise man is never cheated, a virtuous man is never worried and a courageous man is never afraid.
~ Confucius
She felt abused, used, cherished, and pleasured. She despised him. She loved him. She mistrusted him. She had complete faith in him. "Ah!
~ Connie Brockway
Kivrin reached out for Dunworthy's hand and clasped it tightly in her own. I knew you'd come, she said, and the net opened.
~ Connie Willis
There was a crack of thunder so loud I was convinced I'd been struck by lightning for lying.
~ Connie Willis
io sui ici en liu dami amo' ('I am here in place of a friend love')
~ Connie Willis
She was afraid she'd have no hope at all of recognizing the drop without the wagon and boxes there. She would have to get Gawyn to show it to her
~ Connie Willis
Ah, noble dog, you are the furry mirror in which we see our better selves reflected, man as he could be, unstained by war or ambition, unspoilt by—
~ Connie Willis
I had gone off with a contemp and a complete stranger—to say nothing of the dog—and left my contact waiting on the station platform or the tracks or in a boathouse somewhere.
~ Connie Willis
Nimeni nu crede niciodat? ceea ce se întâmpl?, decât dup? ce e prea târziu.
~ Connie Willis
You're safe, Elaine, you're safe,' said Charley-is-my-darling, his sly smile very warm and his smooth voice carrying the ring of sincere conviction. For himself, he did not believe a word of it. He thought they were all in danger, but there was no point in terrifying Elaine... He was frightened himself, but he was afraid of fear.
~ Cordwainer Smith
I will do what I promised. He whispered. No matter what. I will not send you into the darkness alone.
~ Cormac McCarthy
I have no enemies. I dont permit such a thing.
~ Cormac McCarthy
Here beyond men's judgments all covenants were brittle.
~ Cormac McCarthy
We wouldnt ever eat anybody, would we? No. Of course not. Even if we were starving? We're starving now. You said we werent. I said we werent dying. I didnt say we werent starving. But we wouldnt. No. We wouldnt. No matter what. No. No matter what. Because we're the good guys. Yes. And we're carrying the fire. And we're carrying the fire. Yes. Okay.
~ Cormac McCarthy
You always pay too much. Particularly for promises. There aint no such thing as a bargain promise.
~ Cormac McCarthy
In a pocket of his knapsack he'd found a last half packet of cocoa and he fixed it for the boy and then poured his own cup with hot water and sat blowing at the rim. You promised not to do that, the boy said. What? You know what, Papa. He poured the hot water back into the pan and took the boy's cup and poured some of the cocoa into his own and then handed it back. I have to watch you all the time, the boy said.
~ Cormac McCarthy
I think sometimes people would rather have a bad answer about things than no answer at all.
~ Cormac McCarthy
Goodness will find the little boy. It always has. It will again.
~ Cormac McCarthy
How do I know you're one of the good guys? You dont. You'll have to take a shot. Are you carrying the fire? Am I what? Carrying the fire. You're kind of weirded out, arent you? No. Just a little. Yeah. That's okay. So are you? What, carrying the fire? Yes. Yeah, We are.
~ Cormac McCarthy
That the boy was all that stood between him and death.
~ Cormac McCarthy
He tried to read her heart in her handclasp but he knew nothing.
~ Cormac McCarthy
If we were going to die would you tell me? I dont know. We're not going to die.
~ Cormac McCarthy
There are other good guys. You said so. Yes. So where are they? They're hiding. Who are they hiding from? From each other.
~ Cormac McCarthy
It takes very little to govern good people.
~ Cormac McCarthy