"Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt"
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The line works because it toggles between the intimate and the systemic. "Someone who turns out not to be honest" is personal, almost domestic in its simplicity. "A lot of things that happen in life" turns that experience into a pattern. The subtext is less "be careful who you trust" and more "stop mistaking reassurance for truth". It's a critique of the stories we inherit from family, culture, romance, even workplace mythology - the soft-focus promise that if you do it right, life will do right by you.
Weaver also undercuts any performative toughness. "We've probably all been hurt" lands like a small act of solidarity, refusing the celebrity posture of being above it. Coming from an actress known for playing resilient, hyper-competent survivors, it reads as a corrective: strength isn't immunity; it's what you build after you realize the script was never guaranteed.
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| Topic | Betrayal |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Weaver, Sigourney. (2026, January 16). Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-you-trust-someone-who-turns-out-not-to-110394/
Chicago Style
Weaver, Sigourney. "Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-you-trust-someone-who-turns-out-not-to-110394/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-you-trust-someone-who-turns-out-not-to-110394/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.









