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The Affair

The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entit

(32 total)

Seasons

Season 1 (4)Season 2 (19)The Affair Season 3 (9)

Characters

Sharr White (11)Noah Solloway (10)Dominic West (10)Sarah Treem (7)Maura Tierney (5)Helen Solloway (5)Alison Bailey (5)Ruth Wilson (5)Anya Epstein (4)David Henry Hwang (4)

“I never cheated on you. I came close. I never did. I had this stupid idea that you and I could make a new start together and all the pain we caused everybody else, it was for a reason because we were meant to be together. You were my one true love. I knew it was naive and people thought I was crazy,…”

— Sarah Treem, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Cheating, Pain

“Whitney: So were you really screwing my dad? Alison: Yes. Whitney: Why? He’s so old and your husband’s so hot.”

— Sarah Treem, Whitney Solloway, Julia Goldani Telles, imdb.com

Tagged: Flippant

“I was so afraid of marrying my father, I never realized I was marrying my mother.”

— Sarah Treem, Helen Solloway, Maura Tierney, imdb.com

Tagged: We Marry Our Parents

“Well, fuck the real Paris. Let's go buy some cheese.”

— Sarah Treem, Sharr White, Sarah Sutherland, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: paris, Cheese

“I had an affair. I wouldn't recommend it. It didn't turn out well.”

— Stuart Zicherman, Sarah Sutherland, Alison Bailey, Ruth Wilson, imdb.com

Tagged: Affairs, Cheating, Why Cheating Sucks

“You've been so good to me. A few months ago, I was on the brink, and now, thanks to you, I'm OK.”

— Sharr White, Sarah Sutherland, Sarah Treem, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: You Fixed Me, Love, Healing Relationships

“Omar Bradley basically won the war for us. So do we judge him for his absence for his family and his infidelity, or do we just let that slide, because what does it matter at the end? The guy stopped Hitler. There's a certain type of man that history reveres. We see it over and over. Jefferson, Hamil…”

— Anya Epstein, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Cheating, Psychology of Men, Drive, Complex Moral Portraits

“Whatever what you do, however competent you become, you will always be damaged goods to him.”

— Sharr White, Sarah Sutherland, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Fatal Mistake, Won't Change

“What do we make of this guy? Does the fact that he had sex with a movie star outside marriage, does that somehow negate all of his achievements? Or do those traits that made him cheat ego, intensity, drive do they also lead him to achieve?”

— Anya Epstein, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Why Do Men Cheat?, Ego, How Do We Judge People?, Human Judgement, Complex Moral Portraits

“I think of God the same way as I think of love. I think if you think that God exists, then He does, because your faith and your actions bring His presence into the world, and the same is true of love. If you believe in its power and you conduct your life with respect of its of its sanctity, then it'…”

— Sharr White, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Love, God, Theology, Religion, Faith Creates New Realities

“I believe love is a kind of faith. And when two people both believe, something very powerful happens.”

— Sharr White, Noah Solloway, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: What Is Love?, Magic of Love

“This is not to excuse anything you've done. I want to be really clear about that, but when your first book failed I was relieved. I was heartbroken for you. I mean, I hope you know that, because you were so disappointed, but part of me hoped it meant you would finally give up on writing and just be…”

— Sharr White, Helen Solloway, Maura Tierney, imdb.com

Tagged: Seeing You For You, Career and Marriage