Top 180 Cora Reilly Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “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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152. “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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153. “Women in our world belonged to their husband. They were his property to deal with however he pleased.”

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154. “Pride is an honorable thing, but don’t let it get in the way of a wise choice. Your fights will never be ours, so you can’t fight them the same way we do.”

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155. “I should warn you now that I’ve had you, I’ll want you every day, Mrs. Mancini.”

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156. “Giulia raised her chin. “While I understand your need for me to look like a lady in public, I can’t see why I can’t wear the clothes I love in private. Only because I’m your wife now doesn’t mean I’m not still me. I won’t become someone else only because you don’t like who I am. You chose to marry me. You can’t form me into the wife you want. You can’t control everything, even if you think you have to.”

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157. “Playing bodyguard slash babysitter to his oldest spawn had never been my idea of serving the cause.”

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158. “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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159. “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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160. “He bent down, lips brushing my ear, and whispered, “Smile. You are the happy bride, remember?”

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161. “My brothers and I are blood, but we also decided to be more, to be a unit. We are blood and chosen family. And we protect family.”

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162. “Love wasn’t written in my stars. But I wanted lust and excitement, danger and joy. I wanted to collect a myriad of memories before my future caught up with me.”

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163. “Run, Angel. Run from what you’ve done,” I murmured with a dark smile, and Serafina did.”

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164. “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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165. “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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166. “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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167. “This reminds me of you, Adamo,” Remo said. Adamo grimaced. Nino nodded. “You always made a mess during feeding as well.”

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

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169. “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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170. “I’m yours. You can touch me however you want.”

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171. “I’m lost, Remo.”

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172. “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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173. “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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174. “For the first time in my life, I fear death because it would mean I’d lose you.”

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175. “He’d seemed safe, like there was no way he could possibly hurt me no matter the provocation.”

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176. “Did your father never teach you to hide your fear from monsters? They give chase if you run.”

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177. “It’s okay.” she whispered. “You’ll find new happiness.”

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178. “Ines – the first woman I betrayed the Outfit for. It was only the beginning.”

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179. “You will be the center of attention, Kiara, as you should be. You are a sight to behold. Blood-red is your color.”

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180. “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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181. “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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182. “How about a little bet?” I had a feeling I wouldn’t like what he was going to suggest, but I motioned for him to keep talking. “If I manage to give you an orgasm today, then we put the ankle monitor back on. If you manage to resist my skills, we throw that thing in the trash.” “Only one?” “Greedy girl,” he said teasingly, his dark eyes sparkling with excitement. “I thought you weren’t attracted to me? Are you worried your body won’t be able to resist me?”

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183. “You are worth a war.”

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184. “You know, Santino, I wanted it to be you. I imagined it was you. And you protecting my virtue like a murderous, crazy knight in shining armor was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.”

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185. “You dragged that dead part of me out of the past and revived it. I didn’t die fifteen years ago but I didn’t live either... until you.”

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