Top 150 Cora Reilly Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I read the intricate black inked letters: I’ll go where you go no matter how dark the path.”

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102. “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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103. “She knew what I was, and for some reason that made me want to be good to her, to show her that there was more than brutality. At least when she was concerned.”

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104. “This wedding wasn’t about love or trust or choice. It was about duty and honor, about doing what was expected.”

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105. “Would I regret betraying the Outfit for Val? I doubted it. I’d never regretted my previous betrayals. Val was worth betraying my oath for.”

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106. “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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107. “I’m lost, Remo.”

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108. “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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109. “God, no wonder Father didn’t want us to be around men. Now that I knew how good kissing felt, I never wanted to stop doing it.”

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110. “I did and found words engraved into the inside of the bracelet. In the darkest hour you are my light.”

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111. “Leona clung to her virginity like it was her only salvation. And even knowing that, I still wanted to take it from her.”

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112. “Because if you were promised to me, I’d make sure no other guy would get within a mile of you.”

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113. “But I don’t care because loving you is the only pure thing in my life.”

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114. “Love can be as destructive as hatred.”

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115. “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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116. “Someone once told me not to run from monsters because they give chase.”

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117. “He bent down, lips brushing my ear, and whispered, “Smile. You are the happy bride, remember?”

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118. “Sometimes I feel like my insides are a raging flood of emotions when I look at you, but I don’t mind drowning.”

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119. “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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120. “And who will protect me from him?”

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121. “It would stop now. I was a prideful Mione woman, and it was time to act like one. Danilo be damned.”

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122. “I will take you to Chicago, but I won’t leave your side, Gianna. I won’t give you the chance to run from me again.”

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123. “Ballet,” she said as if she were talking about a lover, full of devotion and adoration, and I caught myself wishing she’d use that tone when talking about me.”

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124. “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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125. “I swallowed. Be strong, Valentina. The wish of a dead man is sacred. Don’t break your promise.”

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126. “Considering what kind of man I am and the sins I’ve committed, I don’t know why I deserve a daughter like you.”

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127. “One day I’m going to kill every single person who made you feel less. They should pray that your kindness stops me long enough.” Deadly words shouldn’t warm my heart, shouldn’t feel like the most romantic declaration of love, but with Nino they did.”

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128. “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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129. “I’d stand by him and support him as best as I could, because he was mine and I was his.”

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130. “Every morning I woke, I swore to myself I’d be a better man. A better Capo. A better husband. A better father.”

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

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132. “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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133. “Matteo was an enigma.”

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134. “If I’d done that today, you would have lost control. The only reason why you didn’t was because I treated you like my husband, not a monster.”

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

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136. “A thousand reasons spoke against talking to her, but I couldn’t stay away. I needed to see her again, to hear her voice. I wasn’t sure what the hell was wrong with me. I’d never felt so incapable of controlling myself.”

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137. “She could have sent her twins to Las Vegas.”

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138. “She wasn’t what I’d wanted in a wife, but hell, if she wasn’t exactly what I needed.”

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139. “It was a perfect sound, more perfect than any melody Kiara had ever created on her piano and she had created some of the most beautiful melodies I’d ever heard.”

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140. “Women in our world belonged to their husband. They were his property to deal with however he pleased.”

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141. “In just a few days, Luca’s touch had gone from something that terrified me to the only time I forgot everything about my life, the only time I was free of the shackles in our world.”

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142. “If Greta were mine, I’d want to be faithful too.”

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

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145. “I don’t care if the world hates you, I’ll defend you against all of them.”

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

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147. “This was a new beginning with endless options.”

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

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149. “I’d sworn to myself not to care, but I cared a lot. I wanted his desire, his love, his passion. Everything.”

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

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