Quotes
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Candidate Grant : Why didn't I meet you sooner? What kind of a coward was I to marry her and not wait for you to show up?
Olivia Pope : Governor Grant...
Candidate Grant : Oh, for God sake, we are so far beyond the "Governor Grant" crap. Just say my name.
Olivia Pope : That's crossing the line. It would be inappropriate.
Candidate Grant : Then let's be inappropriate...
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[first lines]
Olivia Pope : Why are you here? You can't be here.
President Fitzgerald Grant : I didn't kill Amanda Tanner.
Olivia Pope : I know. Her baby it wasn't yours. But it could have been.
President Fitzgerald Grant : Really? You really want me to detail for you how and where and in what positions Amanda Tanner and I had sex? Would that help make you feel better? 'Cause I'll do it.
Olivia Pope : No.
President Fitzgerald Grant : You left me. I was unhappy. She was there. One time. I made a mistake.
Olivia Pope : I don't want to talk about it. You cheated on your mistress with your girlfriend. Let's just leave it at that.
President Fitzgerald Grant : She wasn't my girlfriend. And don't you ever call yourself a mistress. We both know better.
[walking toward her]
Olivia Pope : Why are you here?
President Fitzgerald Grant : Cyrus got this in the mail a week ago. It's a sex tape. I'm on it. I need you to hear it.
Olivia Pope : I definitely don't want to hear you and Amanda Tanner having sex!
President Fitzgerald Grant : Olivia. I need you to listen to this...
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Kendal Parks : [moderating the debate] The next question is for you, Governor Grant. Your marriage has received a lot of attention during this primary campaign. And while allegations of infidelity have been dismissed, criticism lingers amongst voters. Why do you think that is?
Cyrus Beene : [at the back of the room] We knew it was coming...
Candidate Grant : [amplified voice] I think that a lot gets lost in translation between real life and packaged news footage. You can't capture 20 years of marriage in a snapshot. You can't capture chemistry with a photo op. I know what some people perceive and what the whispers are, but... The most honest thing that I can tell you about myself right now, Kendal, is that I'm a man in love, with an incredible woman.
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Mellie Grant : [campaigning in a dinner] I just... I can't do this anymore...
[camera shutter clicks]
Candidate Grant : [nervously] Mel?
Mellie Grant : It's okay, honey, I just I need to say it.
[sighs deeply]
Mellie Grant : Um, a few months ago, Fitz and I found out that we were pregnant with our third child. And we were so thrilled, so excited to bring a new life into our family. But Campaigns can be so stressful, and I guess, uh...
[sniffles]
Mellie Grant : I guess my body just couldn't handle it. And I lost our baby. Even though it was only 8 weeks...
[sighs]
Mellie Grant : It was a baby, and it was a member of our family, and I have grieved for the loss of our child every day since. And I know that many of you have sensed, um, I don't know, distance between me and Fitz during the campaign, while we have struggled through this terrible experience as best we could. And I should say...
[sniffles]
Mellie Grant : Fitz wanted to quit to give us time to take care of each other. But I wouldn't let him, because I truly believe that he is the best person to be President of the United States, and I couldn't let our loss stand in the way of that.
Candidate Grant : [hugs her as the audience murmurs, camera shutters clicking]
Mellie Grant : [in his ear as they hug] I think that ought to take care of it, don't you?
