Frank Valente: Working at night? Even God doesn't work at night.
Rose Bianco: To make a living people do many things God doesn't do.


--Sophia Loren (as Rose Bianco) in The Black Orchid

Livius: You're beautiful.
Lucilla: You're beautiful.


--Sophia Loren (as Lucilla) in The Fall of the Roman Empire

Victor Parmalee: You'll dive with Calder - dive all over the Aegean Sea. Except in one spot: the spot with the boy on a dolphin.
Phaedra: But sir...
Victor Parmalee: [Cutting her off] Dive until he runs out of patience, runs out of ambition, out of money, out of oxygen, and hope!
Phaedra: [Tapping her finger to her temple] Oh, Mr. Parmalee, you have plenty of noodle, you know?
Victor Parmalee: Thank you.
Phaedra: Now, we all have wine!


--Sophia Loren (as Phaedra) in Boy on a Dolphin

Cesira: Do you know what they have done those "heroes" that you command? Do you know what your great soldiers have done in a holy church under the eyes of the madonna? Do you know?
American Soldier: Peace, peace.
Cesira: Yes, peace, beautful peace! You ruined my little daughter forever! Now she's worse than dead. No, I'm not mad, I'm not mad! Look at her! And tell me if I am mad! Rotten crazy bastards!


--Sophia Loren (as Cesira) in Two Women

Cinzia Zaccardi: (finding out Tom Winters just got engaged) Married???
Tom Winters: That was what I was about to tell you.
Cinzia Zaccardi: Please, would you do me the honor to go straight to hell. If I don't say it right, I don't care!


--Sophia Loren (as Cinzia Zaccardi) in Houseboat

Cinzia Zaccardi: Dolce fa niente! (How sweet to do nothing!)


--Sophia Loren (as Cinzia Zaccardi) in Houseboat

Cinzia Zaccardi: Mr. Donatello, you have a certain native charm. Please reserve it for the natives.


--Sophia Loren (as Cinzia Zaccardi) in Houseboat

Tom Winters: I've never seen a man behave so stupidly!
Cinzia Zaccardi: Haven't you?


--Sophia Loren (as Cinzia Zaccardi) in Houseboat