Francesco Guicciardini Quotes

We knew we were talking about spies. I knew he knew I knew. I was digging my own grave.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten.

There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear, that at the end folk come to put faith in them.

The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, all their pretenses are transparent.

Would the world be any more dangerous if we did without secrets all together.

Three people can keep a secret as long as two of them are dead.

It may be tempting to yield to the seductive allure of secrecy in order to preserve the illusion of security.

Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead.

The only safety is in the middle of total misunderstanding and deception.

I won't get killed,' Rose protested. Is that a promise?' Fish asked dryly, stirring his tea. 'If you break your word, I'll never believe you again.' Rose shook her head at him. 'How can you even taste your tea if you put that much sugar in it?' Don't change the subject. I don't want to be responsible for depriving the world of Rose Brier. Under no circumstances are you allowed to help us do anything more dangerous than...change the oil in my car.

Danger has been a part of my life ever since I picked up a pen and wrote. Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies.

Trust is a good way to get oneself killed

They found out about him in July and stayed angry all through August. They tried to kill him in September. It was way too soon. They weren't ready. The attempt was a failure. It could have been a disaster, but it was actually a miracle. Because nobody noticed.

She knew too much. -A

Sutton's dead. Tell no one. Keep playing along... or you're next.

All I did was go to sleep. There shouldn’t be anything safer than that. (Kiara) Spoken like a true civilian. Trust me, princess, that’s the most dangerous thing anyone does…Well, that, and go to the can. (Nykyrian)

Trust is a careless pursuit at best. At worst, it's a good way to get yourself killed.

Since real spies are so good, you never really know what actual spying is. But I do think spying is a lot more dangerous than we are led to believe.

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.

He inclined his head at my dress. "What's the occasion?" "Homecoming," I said, twirling. "Like?" "Last I heard, Homecoming requires a date." "About that," i hedged. "I'm sort of...going with Scott. We both figure a high-school dance is the last place Hank will be patrolling." Patch smiled, but it was tight. "I take that back. If Hank wants to shoot Scott, he has my blessing.

I have never lied, “ Mr. Barris counters, standing as well. “I do not share what I am not at liberty to say. I gave my word and I intend to keep it but I have never lied to you. You never even asked me, you assumed I knew nothing.

[Epitaph:] Involved in a plot.

There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.

That's what happens when you keep a secret from someone you love: you start to hate them for allowing you to prove your own willingness to deceive them.