Reality doesn’t go away because you stop believing in it. It’s stubborn like that.
Power resides where men believe it resides. lt’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
It is not just about numbers and decimal points. The thing that makes it matter is lasting relationships, true loyalty, real trust.[to Taylor]
I don’t care if anyone believes me!
I don’t believe in love. At least, I believe in love, but not in happiness. The only love that lasts is unhappy love.[in his journal]
I believe that only the truly brave can look at the world and understand that all of it… gods, men, everything else… will end badly. No one will be saved.
Believing in something doesn’t make it so.
Believe me, it took much more than watching Oliver do the salmon ladder to make me trust him. I’ve seen firsthand what this life can do to people. It’s a lonely path. Don’t make it any lonelier than it has to be.
Ain’t nothing more dangerous than a man who don’t believe in nothing.
You can trust me, Jane. I’ve been looking for you my whole life.
When you’re in love, you think you’re gonna be interlocked forever. Love’s all-encompassing when you’re in it, but really, you can’t trust anyone. Not even the people you love. Ultimately, we’re all alone.
What one chooses to believe in and what one is compelled to believe in, there is a difference.
