The Price of Scandal Quotes

“We ordered our usual. Kale salads with broiled chicken breasts. Had I been here with friends, I’d have gone for the fish or perhaps even a small filet. But this way, I didn’t have to endure Mom’s pointed comments about diet and waist size. We Stanton women had to maintain our appearances. That tenet did not extend to the male members of the family. My father’s waist had been expanding steadily in recent years into a comfortable, rotund gut. And my brother’s playboy tan was reaching George Hamilton shades. But male Stanton value was calculated by bank balances, not waist size or skin tone.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“When you are vulnerable and authentic, people automatically gravitate toward you. They are reprogrammed to like you because you aren’t wearing a mask. You aren’t hiding from them. You’re brave enough to be real in a world full of people too terrified to be themselves.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“You are seven years out of a relationship that could have killed you. You got your master’s degree and landed the job you always wanted. You put your kids through private school. And you make damn fine pottery on the weekends. Scars or not, you are hope.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“Why? Why did I have to use up so much of my energy, my time, trying to stay a step ahead of public opinion? I was the head of my own company. I was the one calling the shots. Why did I have to work so hard to make other people more comfortable?”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“You're not affraid of the dog are you ?" I asked, surprised.
"I'm affraid of gigantic things that trepass in my shower"
"Gee, now you know how I feel”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“I give off a big schlong vibe,” I explained.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“Rock bottom was nothing but a foundation. And I would rebuild. But this time, it would be the life that I wanted.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“The fierce wave of possession caught me off guard. What I wanted crystallized for me. Emily Stanton. In my life. My home. My family. I wasn’t playing games anymore. I was playing for keeps.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“You can buy yourself all the baby-fist-sized diamond pendants in the world, love. I’m wooing you by showing I have your every need covered,”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“I’ve been so focused on my empire that I’ve neglected to put any work into relationships. I’m not a good daughter or friend. I’m busy and distracted. I fear I’d take the same approach to marriage and motherhood. Now that there’s a possibility that I could lose what I’ve built…” She sighed. “I guess I’m just realizing that I don’t have anything else.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“You’re banging a sex god, and your hair is perfection. I feel zero sympathy for you,” she said.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“You are exceptional at pushing my buttons,” I mused. He preened. “That’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said about me.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“Do you ever do anything without an ulterior motive?” “I like to think of it as multi-tasking.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal

“It pleased me that I could annoy her so easily.”
― Lucy Score, The Price of Scandal