Identity Quotes in I Know This Much is True

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

[Thomas] burst into tears. "Because I'm dirt. Because I'm nothing but a greedy little pig." (26.95)

This is a sad quote that shows how being bullied and beaten can change someone's sense of self into thinking they deserve the horrible treatment they're subjected to.

Quote #8

I was no longer simply Domenico Tempesta—I was both myself and a crazy man! (37.101)

We'd argue that Domenico is a crazy man, but what's really relevant here is how Domenico has the personalities of Thomas and Dominick rolled up into one person—he's a crazy man with anger issues. A charming combo.

Quote #9

It's over, I thought; now he knows: I'm the bad twin. I'm the troublemaker. Not Thomas. Me. (42.64)

What is this, a soap opera? We wish Dominick would get over this whole bad twin/good twin dynamic. It's not always that black and white. A person's identity is composed of many shades of gray, and in his refusal to see that, he short-changes himself and his brother.