Italo Bombolini:
"Mathematically"! If I only had a mind like his. *Math-ay-mat-tee-cally*!
Italo Bombolini:
It's nice to have a hot meal before you die.
Rosa Bombolini:
You aren't going to die.
Italo Bombolini:
I'm the mayor, no? The Germans come. I greet them. They threaten me! I spit in their face! They put a pistol to my head and blow out my brains!
Rosa Bombolini:
Why would they put a pistol to your head? The whole world knows Bombolini's brains are in his ass.
[the Fascist members of the Santa Vittoria town council are being held prisoner in the church bell tower. The priest brings them a loaf of bread and a bottle of wine]
Francucci:
It's criminal! You keep us locked up! We don't get enough food! You tell us nothing! There's not even a toilet!
Priest:
Next time, vote Communist!
[Young Fabio has been caught making love to Bombolini's daughter, Angela]
Italo Bombolini:
I'm going to punish that boy so that he remembers it for the rest of his life.
[In the next scene, Fabio and Angela leave the church, having just been married]