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Quote by Peter Benchley

“He felt at once betrayed and betrayer, deceived and deceiver. He was a criminal forced into crime, an unwilling whore.”

Book:Jaws

Work

Jaws

Set in the summer of 1960, this suspenseful story follows the efforts of a small town's police chief and a marine biologist to stop a deadly great white shark that has been attacking beachgoers. more

Author

Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley was an American author known for his marine adventure novels. His work 'Jaws' became a bestseller and was adapted into a classic film, having a profound impact on global culture. more

“The guilt of not telling Frankie about Matt and me is overwhelming, but it's a pale second to the violation I feel that she read my most private, raw thoughts and destroyed them. She broke into my carefully guarded heart, stole the only remaining connection I had to Matt, and turned it into a monstrosity.”

Betrayal

Book:Twenty Boy Summer

Source: Twenty Boy Summer

“It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due”

Quote Betrayal Loyalty Betray

Book:The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Source: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

“The horrible ugliness of this exposure of a sick and guilty heart to the very eye that would gloat over it!”

Betrayal Vulnerability Guilty Conscience

Book:The Scarlet Letter

Source: The Scarlet Letter