Best Mario Puzo Quotes
- She emptied her mind of all thought of herself, of her children, of all anger, of all rebellion, of all questions. Then with a profound… All
- Fredo you're my older brother and I love you. But don't ever take sides against the family... Brother
- Every man has but one destiny" Veto Corleone Corleone
- Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.- Don Corleone Corleone
- You can't hide the thunderbolt. When it hits you, everybody can see it. Christ, man, don't be ashamed of it, some men pray for the… Ashamed
- 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… Father
- Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old. Afraid
- No, that's not possible," Michael said. "Killed, yes; jail, no. Corleone
- He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, "Life is so beautiful." ... Yes, he thought, if I… Beautiful
- Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people. Advice
- Take the gun. Leave the cannoli. Cannoli
- 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… Alone
- Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold. Best
- Power wears out those who do not have it. Funny
- I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that… Block
- Great men are not born great, they grow great . . . Born
- Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster Disaster
- Power isn't everything ...its the only thing. Funny
- In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns. Dangerous
- We are a family, and the loyalty of the family must come before anything and everyone else. For if we honor that commitment, we will… All
- Michael: Barzini will set me up through somebody close... that, supposedly, I won't suspect. Hagen: Somebody like me. Michael: You're Irish, they won't trust you.… American
- Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult. Accidents
- Michael could never remember his father ever having uttered a word about death, as if the Don respected death too much to philosophize about it. Death
- Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Classic
- Santino, never let anyone outside the family know what you are thinking. Never let them know what you have under your fingernails. I think your… All