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Quotes About Betrayal

When trauma involves intentional harm, such as in a crime or abuse, trust can totally collapse.
~ Dena Rosenbloom
She wanted to eat my heart and be lost in the desert with what she'd done, she wanted to fall on her knees and give birth from it, she wanted to hurt me as only a child can be hurt by its mother.
~ Denis Johnson
We'd torn open our chests and shown our cowardly hearts, and you can never stay friends after something like that
~ Denis Johnson
I wandered over across the hall where they were showing a short movie about vasectomies. Much later I told her that I'd actually gotten a vasectomy a long time ago, and somebody else must have gotten her pregnant. I also told her once that I had inoperable cancer and would soon be passed away and gone, eternally. But nothing I could think up, no matter how dramatic or horrible, ever made her repent or love me the way she had at first, before she really knew me.
~ Denis Johnson
Turning in his saddle, Theobald looked at the servants behind them. "We ride on through. If any man reaches for you, kill him." Then without so much as a by-your-leave, he leaned over and snatched Johanna's reins from her grasp, and spurred his horse into motion. As her palfrey complacently followed where he led, Johanna turned her gaze downward to glare at the saddletree and indulged herself in hatred—for him, for his master, but mostly for this
~ Denise Domning
I wonder if any man in Mancetter will have an ounce of pride remaining when all of this is said and done. To think we were haunted and hoodwinked by our own children.
~ Denise Domning
Men. If you give them half a chance, they'll fuck you over just to prove they can.
~ Dennis Lehane
Nous ne sommes pas travaillé jusqu'à tout simplement parce que quelqu'un nous a menti, mais surtout parce que nous ne pouvons plus faire confiance à cette personne ou quelqu'un d'autre après l'amère expérience. Il est l'affaire d'une trahison de la confiance et une violation de l'innocence qui est absolument irréparable.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
Nous ne vous énervez pas simplement parce que quelqu'un nous a menti. Nous perturbons principalement parce que partir de ce moment nous ne pouvons pas faire confiance à nouveau, pas seulement cette personne, mais tout le monde. Il peut ne pas être trop difficile de pardonner et d'oublier, mais il est presque impossible de réparer ce que la confiance brisée.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
Tum laakh gaate raho Pyaar ke geet, mere Dost. Jinakee fitrat mein ho dasanaa woh dasaa karate hai. Even if you continue singing the love songs millions of times, my friend, those who are meant to bite will always bite you.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
We don't get upset merely because someone lied to us. We're upset mainly because from that moment on we can't trust again, not just that person but anyone. It may not be too difficult to forgive and forget, although it's almost impossible to mend that broken trust.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
We don't get worked up simply because someone lied to us, but mainly because we can no longer trust that person or anyone else after the bitter experience. It's the matter of a betrayal of trust and a violation of innocence that's absolutely irreparable.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
What is it with you women?" he yelled, kicking at the air. "You come into our lives, you take everythin'! Throughout the years you got little pieces of me, of my very SOUL, and NOW? Now you got my damn straight razor! How am I supposed to kill people? How am I supposed to even SHAVE?
~ Derek Landy
This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is." "Okay." Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "No, only joking. Do your worst.
~ Derek Landy
I'm sorry, I'm still stuck on you losing your head." "I didn't lose it. It was stolen.
~ Derek Landy
Stephanie could see the greed seep into the watery eyes of her father's other brother, a horrible little man called Fergus, as he nodded sadly and spoke sombrely and pocketed the silverware when he thought no one was looking
~ Derek Landy
I know she was sent to keep an eye on me and then kill me, but … do you think she did fall in love with me, even just a small bit?" "Not really." "Oh." "She stuck a knife in you." "Yeah." "That's rarely a good sign." "I suppose." "But hey, you had some good times, didn't you?" "Yes. Yes we did." "Before she stabbed you.
~ Derek Landy
He things we think he's a double agent, working for them but secretly working for us. He doesn't know we know he's a triple agent, working for them but secretly working for us but really he's secretly working for them. Dexter, how's your brain?" "Hurting.
~ Derek Landy
He looked at Ghastly. "Thoughts?" "I want to kill Sanguine," was the first thing Ghastly said. "And I want to do it slowly, in front of a lot of people. Using a hammer
~ Derek Landy
He looked at Ghastly. "Thoughts?" "I want to kill Sanguine," was the first thing Ghastly said. "And I want to do it slowly, in front of a lot of people. Using a hammer." Skulduggery nodded. "Very healthy.
~ Derek Landy
To betray is to act against, I just haven't acted at all - China Sorrows
~ Derek Landy
After Skulduggery kills Valkyrie* Skulduggery: This has been a good day so far, all things considered, I have the location of the Grotesquey and I got to kill Valkyrie, which admittedly is something I've been wanting to do since I met her, she can be incredibly annoying Scapegrace: Um Skulduggery: She hardly ever shut up, I pretended to be the friends with her, but honestly, I just felt sorry for the poor girl. Not the brightest you know. Valkyrie: You're such a goon.
~ Derek Landy
Ghastly Bespoke's opinions were not always right. It was his opinion, for example, that he could stand with his back to you and you wouldn't stick a knife in it. How wrong he was.
~ Derek Landy
I thought we were a team," Annis said. Tanith looked down at her. "We are a team." "And Sabine? Wasn't she part of it, too?" "She was a very important part. She was payment." "Are you going to betray us like you betrayed her?
~ Derek Landy