George R. R. Martin Quotes

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.

Forgiveness is easy. Trust is much more difficult, and should never be given lightly.

I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.

If you've had a marriage that ended because of a betrayal in trust on your spouse's behalf, the idea of trusting another person with your heart can seem completely ridiculous.

I want to open myself, let him inside. But how do I give what has already been taken?

Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.

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

I have a lot of hang-ups in life with men. I'm not very trusting.

I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.

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

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

I am sorry for what has happened and I know that I need some help.

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.

Sometimes you don't know who you can and cannot trust. I still learn that over and over again.

You either trust someone day one until they prove you wrong, or you say, 'I don't trust you until you show me I can trust you.' I'm the latter.

I never found anyone who was good enough, who I could trust enough.

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

There's only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much don't trust people.

We went to dinner and healed the wounds, at least to a certain degree. But I hope he understands the hurt he did to me. He put the boot into a pal and I don't think you should do that.

My wife heard me say I love you a thousand times, but she never once heard me say sorry.

It's important to mend ties after a fight.

A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.

They say that love is blind, but it's trauma that's blind. Love sees what is.

You can't stop trusting people just because of a few people.

I've been interested in the idea of forgiveness and the necessity of it. I think of it as the most critical piece of any relationship, whether that be business, or romantic, or familial. We fail each other. We make mistakes. If we contract to go on after those mistakes, forgiveness is involved. Forgiveness is required.