David Richo Quotes

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.

When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.

The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope in our fellow humans.

The foundation of adult trust is not "You will never hurt me." It is "I trust myself with whatever you do.