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Lysley Tenorio is a writer of sly wit and lively invention—these are stories bursting with wonders (from monster movies and leper colonies, to faith-healers and superheroes)—but most wondrous of all is his intimate sense of character. Each story is a confession of love betrayed, told with a mournful, austere tenderness as heartbreaking as it is breathtaking.
Oct 1, 2025
Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright.
There is no hate such as that born out of love betrayed- and my brain screamed out for revenge.
I would rather my enemy's sword pierce my heart then my friend's dagger stab me in the back." Faustus - Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire
Betrayal is never easy to handle and there is no right way to accept it.
Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side.
I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.
Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.
Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.
When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.
I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray.
For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.
Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.
It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.
It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it.
Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight.
As anyone who has received or dispensed psychotherapy knows, it's a profession whose mainspring is love. Nearly everyone who visits a therapist has a love disorder of one sort or another, and each has a story to tell - of love lost or denied, love twisted or betrayed, love perverted or shackled to violence. Broken attachments litter the office floors like pick-up sticks. People appear with frayed seams and spilling pockets.
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source.
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
So this was betrayal. It was like being left alone in the desert at dusk without water or warmth. It left your mouth dry and will broken. It sapped your tears and made you hollow.
To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.
Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.
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