"Tally`s Blood" Quotes: Love/Marriage/Relationships Flashcards
Hughie expresses his frustration over how long he was unable to share his true feelings with Lucia
Hughie: “I have waited years - Years - for Lucia. Blending into the background, knowing my place - “och it’s just you.” ”
Bridget reassures Franco that she had no regrets progressing into a physical relationship
Bridget: “Franco, listen to me. My mammy saw my da off to his work one morning. Never saw him alive again. I’d regret it more if anything happened to you, and we hadn’t. “
The type of man Rosinella wants for Lucia
Rosinella: “My Lucias to marry a man that really loves her”
Franco being considerate and respectful towards Bridget proving that he genuinely cares for her
Franco: “I won’t go all the way I promise”
Bridget gives Hughie advice about him pining for Lucia
Bridget (to Hughie): “would you really want to go through life loving the one person you can’t have, rather than looking for someone that might make you happy?”
Franco expresses curiosity about what Bridget thinks of him in the early stages of their relationship
Franco: “have you ever heard her say anything about me?”
Hughie shows determination when demanding to be with Lucia
Hughie: “I have come for Lucia and I’m not leaving without her”
Franco being considerate and respectful towards Bridget, proving that he genuinely cares for her
Franco: “I won’t go all the way I promise”
Franco shows concern for Bridget’s feelings in reference to the physical side to their relationship
Franco: “I wouldn’t want you to regret it”
Massimo showing his loving nature towards Rosinella
“Massimo smiles with great affection, squeezes her cheek between his thumb and forefinger”
Franco gives Bridget a charm and hints that he loves her
Franco: “In Italy if you love someone, you buy them gold.”
He offers his arm and she snuggles in
Rosinella describes marriage in Italy
Rosinella: You see, in Italy, where we came from anyway if a boy and a girl stay out all night, they must get married.”
Bridget gives Hughie advice, drawing on her own personal decisions she made around the time of her relationship with Franco.
Bridget(to Hughie): “… dont you think, if someone is loved, they have the right to know? Think how precious that could be to someone. The difference it could make to their choices in life.”
Bridget advices Hughie to write Lucia a letter, just like Franco wrote a letter to Bridget.
Bridget(to Hughie): “Write her a letter, tell her how you feel. A letter is something that can be cherished… keep it safe for the rest of her life.”
Hughie gives Lucia a gift that is personal to him. (mirrors Franco giving a charm to Bridget)
Hughie: “Lucia-its my daddys penknife. I want you to have it.”
