Original artwork, not a still
One cannot be betrayed if one has no people.
— The Usual Suspects ‧ 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker claims that betrayal requires belonging: a person with no people has no one in a position to betray them. It is a bleak, guarded view that treats isolation as a form of protection, bought by having no attachments at all.
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