Self-Preservation Quotes

The next time you have an instinct to help someone, you might consider crushing them instead. It might save you a great deal of trouble.

If the day ever comes when you’re tempted to sell me out, remember this, whatever their price, I’ll beat it. I like living.

When you realize that nobody else in the world cares what happens to you, you think only about yourself.

When there’s fear of trust, everyone’s worried about self-preservation.

We can make all the pacts and vows of silence that we want, but if you really think about it, the only way to truly be safe, to be 100% f***ing certain that nobody is ever gonna spill your darkest secrets, is to be the only one left.[to Melissa]

My advice… Same as to him. Find something else to do. For the sake of my mental health.[to Louisa and River]

Look, I’m pro-boundaries. I’m always there for my patients, just not for my very needy colleagues.[to Jimmy and Gaby]

How can anyone believe this is fake?[Kentaro Randa]It’s easier than waking up every day and thinking, at any moment, the same could happen to you.[Cate Randa]

I’m not gonna waste my time with people who bring me nothing but chaos. Life is too short.

Have to remind myself to breathe sometimes. I have to remind myself to be present, you know. Remind myself that the sky is not falling, that there is no other shoe, which is incredibly difficult because there is always another shoe. I don’t know. I think, maybe if I could provide more amusement or enjoyment for myself, it would be easier to provide for others, you know.