Top 150 Cora Reilly Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “I’m fairly sure God designed your body to drive men into insanity,” Remo said darkly. Stifling the excited thrill Remo’s words sent through me, I retorted, “You believe in God?” “No. I don’t. But looking at you, I could turn into a believer.” I huffed. “There’s a cozy warm place in Hell reserved just for you.”

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52. “Don’t you understand? I’m a woman. I’m guilty by default. It’s always like that. They will say I asked for it. A smile means I’m flirting. A nice word means I’m asking for it. Revealing clothes mean I’m inviting touch. That is fact, Nino.”

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53. “All my life I’d thought becoming Capo would be the biggest triumph of my life. Not the happiest day, because I hadn’t known true happiness. But now, as I met Aria’s loving gaze, I knew that she was my greatest victory. Only she brought happiness into days of blood and violence. Only she could fill my dark world with light. She was my light, my love... my life.”

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54. “So I’m not just going to manage a casino, I’ll also be a bordello queen.”

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55. “She put her head down on my chest. For some reason, it felt as if it were meant to be like this. As if Aria had always and would always belong right there – close to my cold, cruel heart.”

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56. “Before you, there was calm. There was order and logic.”

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57. “Those words on your back, I mean them, Luca. I will follow you anywhere. Your darkness doesn’t scare me. I love you, your strength and loyalty, your tenderness and protectiveness. I love your gentle side, but just as much I love your darkness. I’ll love you in your darkest hour, I’ll love you even when you are weak, and if you need me to be your light, I will. I love every piece of you, Luca.”

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58. “You won’t ever get the chance to touch Marcella. And today I’ll make you regret every second of pain you made her feel. You’ll beg her for forgiveness and call her queen when I’m done with you.”

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59. “You have Remo’s name tattooed on your arm.” Nino regarded me without a flicker of emotion. “I have Savio’s and Adamo’s name tattooed on my other arm.”

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60. “I pressed a kiss to Anna’s forehead. I just couldn’t stop loving on her. “I love you,” Dante said quietly, almost hesitantly. I smiled. “Do you hear, Anna? Your daddy loves you.” Dante touched my cheek, bringing my attention to him and shook his head. “That’s not what I meant, even if it’s true. I love you, Val.”

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61. “I’d always considered myself a loyal person, but at the first chance, I’d stabbed myself in the back, ditched my true self for an image I thought I needed to be, and where had it gotten me?”

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62. “You only have this one life, Lily. Make the best of it. I wish I had done it and now it’s too late. I don’t want you to end like me, to look back at a life full of missed opportunities and lost dreams. Don’t let life pass you by. You are braver than me, brave enough to fight for your happiness.”

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63. “What is the sin but a manmade phantasm?”

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64. “I decide what to hope for. You might rule over Las Vegas and over these men, but you don’t rule over me, Remo Falcone.”

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65. “She was. Serafina was a masterpiece, almost too beautiful. Her golden hair and unblemished skin against the dirty mattress had felt like sacrilege, even to me, and I had committed almost every sin conceivable.”

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66. “Little children quickly learn that closing your eyes from evil doesn’t protect you. It took me far too long to grasp that lesson.”

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67. “I don’t want to love you,” I whispered as I jerked to a halt, clenching my eyes shut. But I did. I did love Matteo.”

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68. “We were both caught in an undercurrent, dragging us down into its unforgiving depth, unable to swim to the surface on our own. The only people who could save us only wanted to save one of us and see the other drown, but we were entangled. One of us would have to let go first to reach the surface.”

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69. “Maybe Father thought I was bad girl enough and didn’t need a slutty outfit to emphasize that further.”

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70. “I knew only two things about Luca Vitiello: he would become the head of the New York mob once his father retired or died, and he got his nickname “The Vise” for crushing a man’s throat with his bare hands.”

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71. “The loneliness you felt when you were surrounded by people was the worst kind.”

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72. “You were worth it, you know?” He nuzzled my neck and I smiled to myself. “What exactly?” I whispered. “The pain, the wait, Remo’s wrath. Everything.”

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73. “She was like a beacon of light in the black of the room.”

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74. “I needed control, thrived on it, but around Valentina I often lost it completely.”

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75. “Trust. Tenderness. And so many more emotions I didn’t understand. I’d never truly resented my incapability to feel, but in this moment I did.”

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76. “It was only fitting that I should fall in love with a man who was just as bad, as brutal, as cruel as the men who’d raised me.”

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77. “If she liked to play with fire, fine. I didn’t mind getting burned. I’d walk through flames for her.”

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78. “You can tell me. I have a phone and am capable of operating it.”

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79. “Your nights are safe. You are safe now, Kiara. Even in the dark, there’s nothing you have to fear, no one, because I am there and they will have to go through me. And no one ever has won against me. I am the most dangerous thing in the dark, but you don’t have to fear me.”

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80. “What do you know about being a good mother? Or a decent human being?” My chest constricted briefly, but I pushed through it. “I know how to change a diaper for one, and I provided my brothers with protection when they needed it. That’s more than you can say for yourself.” She frowned. “When did you change a diaper?” “When Adamo was an infant, I was already ten,” I said. It was more than I had wanted to reveal in the first place.”

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81. “I’d grown up among cruel men. But fate was so much crueler than any of them.”

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82. “Nobody had ever looked at me like that, like I was the only source of water in a time of drought.”

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83. “You can’t possibly want to marry me looking like this.” I pointed at my face. “We should postpone the wedding.” Matteo shook his head with a small laugh. “No chance in hell. You won’t slip out of my hands again, Gianna. We will marry today. Nothing will stop me.”

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84. “That is the fifth time you shied back from me tonight.” He set down the glass and took the knife in his hand. Then he advanced on me. “Did your father never teach you to hide your fear from monsters? They give chase if you run.”

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85. “Make him be good to you. Make him love you if you can. It’s the only way to get through this.”

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86. “She gave me the letter that led me to you and Grace.” Saying her name made my stomach turn again, and unwanted memories resurfaced. I sat up, away from Luca’s warmth. I drew my legs up against my chest, overwhelmed by all that had happened.”

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87. “Emotional warfare is far more effective in this case than open violence.”

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88. “I won’t become someone else only because you don’t like who I am. You can’t form me into the fie you want.”

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89. “And who will protect me from him?”

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90. “But you are my first choice, Aria. I’ll burn down the world if I have to. I’ll kill and maim and blackmail. I’ll do anything for you.”

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91. “Right this moment I knew she’d be mine forever.”

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92. “This woman was so much more than I’d expected, so much more than I could resist.”

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93. “Seeing your father bleed to death at my feet would be worth the risk. You are worth it.”

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94. “Luca, I know you’re worried that things escalate and I die. But if things escalate, and all of you die, my whole heart dies, and then I’d rather die by your side than live on without my family.”

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95. “Silence descended on us. I turned the music on, my favorite playlist. The pounding bass of “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent filled the car. I drummed my fingers in rhythm to the sound. Gemma frowned. “This song doesn’t make sense. Why does a rapper sing about lollipops and rodeos?”

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96. “I guess then that means I don’t care enough. Because letting you go? That’s the one thing I’ll never do.”

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97. “Wherever his eyes touched my body, they branded me as his possession, the word ‘mine’ edged into my skin over and over again.”

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98. “I haven’t started playing, and you aren’t a mere chess piece. You are the queen.”

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99. “Maddox and I looked at each other again, and this felt like a goodbye. One of us would likely die, maybe even the both of us. My heart clenched thinking this was the end for us, for a love that was never meant to be, a love without a chance at a happy end.”

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100. “Remo’s mouth pulled into a smile. “I have seen hyenas with less unsettling smiles,” Fabiano muttered.”

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