Ken Follett Quotes

All trust involves vulnerability and risk, and nothing would count as trust if there were no possibility of betrayal.

It takes years to build up, it takes moments to destroy.

Trust is a fragile thing - difficult to build, easy to break. It cannot be bargained for. Only if it is freely given it can be expected in return

I wanted to explain that trusting is harder than being trusted.

Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.

Human love, human trust, are always perilous, because they break down. The greater the love, the greater the trust, and the greater the peril, the greater the disaster. Because to place absolute trust on another human being is in itself a disaster, both ways, since each human being is a ship that must sail its own course, even if it go in company with another ship.... And yet, love is the greatest thing between human beings.

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

...she was still water in his hands. He didn't know how to hold on.

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

Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands.

I always say you have to be willing to get your heart broken.

Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.

Love and marriage are wonderful arenas in which to place a character. We are most likely to risk our morals and beliefs while in love. Betrayal gives tremendous insights into a character as well.

I trust every single person around me, and if I feel even a whiff of uncertainty I won't have that person around me.

Trust is a confusing thing. It seems so simple, but when you try to pin it down, it can be so elusive.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

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.

We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.

He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

I can count on one hand how many people I trust.

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

Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.

This truth remains: Only those you care about can hurt you. You expect more from them-after all, you've given more of yourself to them. The higher the expectations, the greater the fall.