“Judas had the grace to hang himself. But only according to Matthew...” – Barbara Covett, Notes on a Scandal ... Movie Quotes Database

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Judas had the grace to hang himself. But only according to Matthew the most sentimental of the Apostles. Is this the last night of her old life? I wonder how long my messenger will take. Thank you. People like Sheba think they know what it is to be lonely. But of the drip, drip of the long-haul, no-end-in-sight solitude, they know nothing. What it's like to construct an entire weekend around a visit to the launderette. Or to be so chronically untouched that the accidental brush of a bus conductor's hand sends a jolt of longing straight to your groin. Of this, Sheba and her like have no clue.

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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.