The Italian Marriage Quotes

“There were a few lines I didn’t cross in life, though. Betrayal was one of them. Rape, too, but you had no problem crossing that one. “She’s my wife,” I hissed to myself. “And I did it to save her life.”
― N.J. Adel, The Italian Marriage

“She loved him, and she hated me. Whatever I’d do, how many times I’d claim her, Cosimo had made her his forever. I hurt her because she’d never be mine.”
― N.J. Adel, The Italian Marriage

“Enzio was a monster but a different kind from what I’d thought him to be. He was a psycho killer, a sadist punisher, but not a rapist. Why else would he blurt about how he’d enjoy the pain and humiliation in my eyes when he fucked me, and then he’d give me a blindfold? Looking into my eyes while he fucked me without my consent was terrible for him. For a second, I felt bad for Enzio. To say this situation we were both pulled into was dubious was an understatement.”
― N.J. Adel, The Italian Marriage

“I’ll cover you with my body as much as I can.” He reached inside his pocket and got out a wide, red, satin ribbon. “And this is for you.” “What’s this?” “A blindfold.”
― N.J. Adel, The Italian Marriage

“I…” he swallowed, “you’re my wife. If this was real, I’d be gouging out the eyes of any piece of shit who dared look at my wife’s body.”
― N.J. Adel, The Italian Marriage