I'll probably always love him. Doesn't mean I can ever trust him again. That doesn't make a relationship.
—Abbi Glines in Until The End
I don't trust anybody. Not anybody. And the more that I care about someone, the more sure I am they're going to get tired of me and take off.
—Rainbow Rowell in Fangirl
Nobody ever knows someone completely. You have to just enjoy what you do know and have faith in the rest.
—Erin McCarthy in Hard and Fast
I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
The thing about surviving something truly tragic is that it changes your expectations forever. You make do with very little. You're grateful for crumbs. You make the best of small mercies. You endure large trials. You understand that life owes you nothing. You expect nothing, and when something wonderful happens, you don't trust it.
—Katy Regnery
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
—Napoleon Bonaparte
I've never trusted anyone all the time. It's the people I care about the most that always seem to do the most damage.
—Jay Crownover in Rule
What was it about relationships that made you feel so vulnerable? Oh, right. A relationship. In any relationship, you put yourself out there. You exposed all of your sensitive nerve endings and your heart and you just had to hope that you trusted the right person.
—Courtney Cole in Every Last Kiss
Let's call cheating what it is: a complete betrayal of trust.
—Greg Behrendt in He's Just Not That Into You
How many people can you claim truly care about you? I mean, not just the people in your life who are fun to hang out with, not just the people who you love and trust. But people who feel good when you are happy and successful, feel bad when you are hurt or going through a hard time, people who would walk away from their lives for a little while to help you with yours.
—Lisa Unger in Beautiful Lies
Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms… This is a process that requires trust and builds trust.
—Mary Field Belenky