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Quotes About Betrayal

Luke gazed at Annabeth. You knew. I almost killed you, but you knew . . . Shhh. Her voice trembled. You were a hero at the end, Luke.
~ Rick Riordan
Who's the other kid in the photo?' he asked. 'The sandy-haired guy.' Annabeth's expression tightened. Touchy subject. 'That's Luke,' she said. 'He's dead now.
~ Rick Riordan
Nothing? Favonius cried. The one you care for most... plunged into Tartarus, and you still will not allow the truth? Suddenly Jason felt like he was eavedropping. The one you care for most.
~ Rick Riordan
Your former friend Luke Poseidon corrected. He once promised things like that. He was Hermes's pride and joy. Just bear that in mind Percy. Even the bravest can fall.
~ Rick Riordan
No one can hate you more than someone who used to love you.
~ Rick Riordan
Mugged by my own mother.
~ Rick Riordan
A little background: Annabeth used to adventure with Hermes's son Luke. Over time, Annabeth developed a crush on Luke. As Annabeth got older, Luke developed feelings for her, too. Luke turned evil. Hermes blamed Annabeth for not preventing Luke from turning evil. Annabeth blamed Hermes for being a rotten dad and giving Luke the capacity to become evil in the first place. Luke died in war. Hermes and Annabeth blamed each other. Confused? Welcome to my world.
~ Rick Riordan
So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos. That's fair.
~ Rick Riordan
Grover! I yelled up. You can drop me now, but don't worry. I have a - Grover dropped me. Honestly, what sort of protector just drops you into a fire when you tell him it's okay to drop you into a fire?
~ Rick Riordan
Luke's left side was bloody. His eyes were open—blue eyes, the way they used to be. His breath was a deep rattle. Good . . . blade, he croaked.
~ Rick Riordan
Like me, he had decided that Piper McLean would not die tonight. For some reason, he had decided that I must live too. He yelled again, 'GO! Remember!' (...) While Jason's back was turned, Caligula wheeled about. He threw his spear, driving its point between Jason's shoulder blades. Piper screamed. Jason stiffened, his blue eyes wide in shock.
~ Rick Riordan
Always happens with men. They promise friendship. They promise to treat you as an equal. In the end, all they want is to possess you.
~ Rick Riordan
Do yourself a favor,' I said. Forget it. Forget you ever saw me. Forget that you tried to kill me too? Yeah. That, too. But who are you? Percy- I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. Gotta go! What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go? I bolted for the exit.
~ Rick Riordan
Hey, for a scythe, cookies, and a chance to commit murder, Kronos could hide his true feelings.
~ Rick Riordan
Traitor! Hera shouted. You meddlesome, D-list goddess! You aren't worthy to pour my wine, much less rule the world.
~ Rick Riordan
Oh, lord. I was beginning to think like Neith. Soon I'd be huddled in an underground bunker eating army rations and cackling as I sewed together the pockets of all the boys who'd jilted me.
~ Rick Riordan
You set us up!" "No! I swear—" Her face fell. "Mel. Mel must've told him." "Right," I grumbled. "Blame Mel.
~ Rick Riordan
He told me he wouldn't hurt... Charlie. He lied to me.
~ Rick Riordan
You can't hide from yourself, Loki! I said. No matter what form you take, you're still you - alone, scorned, bitter, faithless. Your insults are hollow and desperate. You don't stand a chance against us, because you don't have an us. You are Loki, always alone.
~ Rick Riordan
But in that moment, I knew it wasn't just the poison that was killing her. It was her fathers final blow. Zoë had known all along that the Oracle's prophecy was about her: she would die by a parent's hand. And yet she'd taken the quest anyway. She had chosen to save me, and Atlas's fury had broken her inside.
~ Rick Riordan
You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. His buddy on the right looked up and said in the same voice: You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned. The guy on the left threw in two poker chips, then said: You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. Finally, Eddie, our building super, delivered the worst line of all: And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end.
~ Rick Riordan
Alex promised to keep watch. At least I think that's what she said. She could have announced I'll invite Loki into camp and kill you all in your sleep! HAHAHAHA! and I still would've passed out.
~ Rick Riordan
Secrets had the power to kill a marriage
~ Kate Atkinson
Each reported on a myriad others, filaments in an evangelistic web of treachery that stretched across the country.
~ Kate Atkinson