Although I’d first seen Senator Hart in Aspen, Colorado, at a New Year’s Day party in 1987, we hadn’t talked. Donna Rice Read Quote
I’m stronger knowing that while Donna Rice could be sold, she could not be bought. Donna Rice Read Quote
But even after the first week, when Hart got out of the presidential race because of the Washington Post’s threat to reveal a long-term relationship Hart had apparently been having with a prominent Washington woman, the media continued to embellish my past. Donna Rice Read Quote
It was hard to turn down the money since I didn’t have a job, but I didn’t want to exploit my notoriety because I knew the way I’d been living was wrong. Donna Rice Read Quote
I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards. Donna Rice Read Quote
A month after the scandal broke, I tried to go back to work at the pharmaceutical company after a leave of absence. But because of all the publicity and resulting pressure and stress, I finally resigned. Donna Rice Read Quote
So on May 1, 1987, at Gary’s invitation, I agreed to see him one last time – to confront him face-to-face about his sincerity and with the intention of ending our brief relationship. Donna Rice Read Quote
Returning to South Carolina meant getting a normal job in a normal town with normal people and marrying a normal person. I wanted the glamour and opportunity of the world. Donna Rice Read Quote
I stared at the television in shock, watching as my private life was revealed to the world. Donna Rice Read Quote