"I was completely loyal and faithful to Stephen throughout this time as, indeed, he assured me he was to me"
About this Quote
The real bite is in the hinge clause: “as, indeed, he assured me he was to me.” “Assured” is a subtle downgrade from “was.” It turns his fidelity into a claim rather than a fact, a promise rather than a shared reality. She doesn’t accuse, she documents. That’s the power move: she keeps her own behavior in the realm of certainty while placing his in the realm of testimony. “Indeed” adds a note of dry emphasis, the kind you use when you’re repeating someone’s words back to the world with just enough distance to imply you no longer believe them.
Context matters here because Hurley’s public life has long been narrated through high-wattage relationships and the media’s appetite for scandal. This sentence is crafted for that ecosystem: it’s personal enough to feel intimate, but legally and morally neat. The intent is reputational clarity, but the subtext is grief sharpened into precision. She’s not asking for sympathy; she’s establishing a record.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Hurley, Elizabeth. (2026, January 15). I was completely loyal and faithful to Stephen throughout this time as, indeed, he assured me he was to me. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-completely-loyal-and-faithful-to-stephen-155383/
Chicago Style
Hurley, Elizabeth. "I was completely loyal and faithful to Stephen throughout this time as, indeed, he assured me he was to me." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-completely-loyal-and-faithful-to-stephen-155383/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I was completely loyal and faithful to Stephen throughout this time as, indeed, he assured me he was to me." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-completely-loyal-and-faithful-to-stephen-155383/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.



