“And then I realised my fury had blinded me. There was a magnificent...” – Barbara Covett, Notes on a Scandal ... Movie Quotes Database

[voiceover, after Sheba has confessed her affair]

And then I realised my fury had blinded me. There was a magnificent opportunity here. With stealth, I might secure the prize long-term, forever in my debt. I could gain everything by doing nothing.

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Sheba Hart This is going to sound sick, but something in me felt... entitled. You know, I've been good all my adult life. I've been a decent wife, a dutiful mother coping with Ben. This voice inside me kept saying "why shouldn't you be bad, why shouldn't you transgress? I mean, you've earned the right." Richard Hart I knew who you were when we met. You were young. I knew it might get tough, but I was prepared. You're a good mother, but at times you've been a **** lousy wife. Why didn't you come to me? You could have told me how lonely you were. You never trusted me to help you. I'm not saying I was so **** fabulous, but I was here. Barbara Covett People trust me with their secrets. But who do I trust with mine? You, only you.