I'd used the word "beautiful" to describe another boy. I knew how it must have sounded to her. I also knew that it was exactly what I'd meant, exactly what I did not want to mean.
Amber DermontBoredom is actually the most plentiful substance in the universe.
Amber DermontIt's a silly thing, but I like to understand people through their obsessions.
Amber DermontThat's what Cal would tell you about me. "Jason's the nice one," he'd say. "He'd give you all his stars.
Amber DermontTo be with someone who is stronger than you. To have him relinquish his strength.
Amber DermontIn a moment like this, there were so many beautiful and uncommon things worth saying. Aidan would have said them all, stealing this spectacle from the men who'd paid for it, making it her own.
Amber DermontMy mother had once told Riegel and me this story about a friend of hers who lived in Newport. "Poor Celia," she'd said. "She lost two of her houses to hurricanes. Still has the farm in Rhinebeck, and it's a lucky thing that she has the ranch in Jackson Hole and her home on Jupiter Island. Otherwise, I just don't know what she would do." Riegel and I both dropped to our knees with laughter. The phrase "Poor Celia" became code for us. A shorthand for outrageous privilege.
Amber DermontCal and I had both predicted that Brizzey would marry young, divorce, then elope with some European slob with a fake title. She was doomed to run around Greenwich, forcing everyone to call her "the Duchess.
Amber DermontAs much as she admired our ancestors' wealth, it bothered Mom that Riegel was so consumed by making money. "Your brother knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Amber DermontWhen you've done something terrible, something you regret, it gives you this special insight, like you can detect other people's bad behavior.
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