Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that's why they have godfathers. — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
Love is like the little red toy wagon you get for your Christmas or your sixth birthday. It makes you deliriously happy and you just can't leave it alone. But sooner or later the wheels come off. Then you leave… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
“There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them.They can't be justified.You just do them.Then… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
He had long ago learned that society imposes insults that must be borne, comforted by the knowledge that in this world there comes a… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
“Wasn't it true that Sometimes the greatest misfortunes brought unforseen rewards? -Don Corleone” — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
“Pope Alexander smiled. He seemed more amused with the story than horrified. "The Baglioni are true believers," he said. "They believe in paradise. Such… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
It was a lie but he believed in telling lies to people. Truth telling and medicine just didn't go together except in dire emergencies,… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
God seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
“But up until that time I want you just to follow my lead and don’t worry. There are negotiations going on that will solve… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
“My dear Guiliano," he said, "how is it that you and Don Croce do not join together to rule Sicily? He has the wisdom… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
“It pleased him to see the hurt look on her face, the tears springing into her eyes. She might be a daughter of the… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
