Ellen Hopkins Quotes

Trust. Such an easy word. Such an impossible quality.

I'm sorry that I never trusted you. I don't know how to do that anymore.

When you're betrayed there's a period of shame and then there's always forgiveness.

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

I've seen my friends take someone back after they've cheated because they fit perfectly.

Trust is not very easy for me at all. I want to be a trusting person, but I've been bruised so many times - not to sound woe-is-me about my life.

I was all depressed because my ex cheated on me. It was hard for me to get over that.

Trust takes one second to lose and a lifetime to rebuild.

Renewed friendships require more care than those that have never been broken.

Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog and will do it again -- just watch. He can do much better!

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to forgive, we will discover that we can never really rebuild trust.

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

If I couldn't trust her, I couldn't trust anyone.

Relationships are always worth restoring.

Unfaithfulness ought to extinguish love, and we should not be jealous when there is reason to be. Only those who give no grounds for jealousy are worthy of it.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

If a woman is dishonest, that kills it for me. I can't even talk to her anymore.

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk.

I tend to be a person who starts with the presumption that I should trust you until you abuse the privilege, and then our relationship is forever changed. That's a very big line, and chances are it's not going to work if it's crossed. I warn people that this is how I'm going to deal with it.

'Big Sky Mountain' is the story of Hutch Carmody and Kendra Shepherd, lovers with a history, and a lot of hurt pride. The book is about finding their way back to each other, growing as people, and inventing a life they can share.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so.

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.