"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
— Mario Puzo (The Godfather)

"He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, "Life is so beautiful."

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Yet, he thought, if I can die saying, "Life is so beautiful," then nothing else is important."
— Mario Puzo (The Godfather)

"Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old."
— Mario Puzo (The Godfather)

"Tom, don't let anybody kid you. It's all personal, every bit of business. Every piece of shit every man has to eat every day of his life is personal. They call it business. OK. But it's personal as hell. You know where I learned that from? The Don. My old man. The Godfather. If a bolt of lightning hit a friend of his the old man would take it personal. He took my going into the Marines personal. That's what makes him great. The Great Don. He takes everything personal Like God. He knows every feather that falls from the tail of a sparrow or however the hell it goes? Right? And you know something? Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult."
— Mario Puzo (The Godfather)

"You are the strongest when relaxed and at peace"
— Mario Teguh

"Orang lain tidak bisa merendahkan Anda, jika Anda tidak mengizinkannya"
— Mario Teguh

"I'll tell you the only real truth. Cunt is where it all begins and where it all ends. Cunt is the only thing worth living for. Everything else is a fake, a fraud and just shit. "
— Mario Puzo (Fools Die)

""No, that's not possible," Michael said. "Killed, yes; jail, no.""
— Mario Puzo (The Godfather)

"Here is how to handle being a feral prodigy."
— David Foster Wallace (Infinite Jest: A Novel)

"Muchos estudiosos sotienen que el mareo de un perro en alta mar se debe a que no están colocados de manera correcta los listones que equilibran las embarcaciones."
— Mario Bellatín

"Here we go!"
— Super Mario