“Don't trust anyone. Be a cold fish. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.”
“Knowing it's him doesn't hurt," I said. "What hurts is that no one trusts me with anything around here.”
“Never get involved. That's my motto. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.”
“I can't trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I'm not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either.”
“I don't like bullies. No one has a right to take or to hurt just because they can.”
“His mom always said that trust was something you earned. And it wasn't something you gave easy. Too often, it was a tool your enemies used to hurt you with. 'Give them nothing, baby. Not until you have no choice. The world is harsh and it is cold. People can be good and decent, but most of them are only out for themselves and they'll hurt anyone they can'.”