Jacqueline Carey Quotes

Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more about what harms you.

By betrayal, I mean promising to be on your side, then being on somebody else's.

Any man can turn traitor.

The silence of a treacherous man is to be feared even more than his words.

Some allies are more dangerous than enemies.

The treachery of a friend is worse than that of a foe.

Dread more the blunderer's friendship than the calumniator's enmity.

Betrayal. It's one of the worst feelings.

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.

And what does anyone know about traitors, or why Judas did what he did?

I am not afraid of my enemies, but by God, you must look out when you get among your friends.

An intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend.

Judas betrayed Jesus. Lady Red betrayed John Dillinger. Those things happen.

I don't like people going behind my back.

No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.

It's not your enemies who are likeliest to hurt you. It is, always, those you trust.

The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false.

It is hard, I found, to be called traitor. Strange how hard it is, for it's an easy name to call another man.

I don't like it, but my hands are tied. I just want you to know this: if I ever get the chance to betray you, I will. If the opportunity arises to pay you back, I'll take it. You'll never be able to trust me.

Betrayal is beautiful.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery

When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed or the other pitied.

Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor stands in worse case of woe