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 never be vanquished-but if we falter in that loyalty we will all be condemned.
Mario PuzoGod seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals
Mario Puzothere was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues.
Mario Puzo