The Godfather

by Mario Puzo

“Never get angry,” the Don had instructed. “Never make a threat. Reason with people.” The word “reason” sounded so much better in Italian, rajunah, to rejoin. The art of this was to ignore all insults, all threats; to turn the other cheek.

Lawyers can steal more money with a briefcase than a thousand men with guns and masks.”

“Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold,”