248 Quotes by Mario Puzo

Do you believe a man can truly love a woman and constantly betray her?Never mind physically but betray her in his mind,in the very "poetry of his soul".Well,it's not easy but men do it all the time.

Macht ist nur die leere Erhöhung des eigenen Willens über den Willen anderer.

Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

Everything went right for him until that final year. Then why didn’t he recover? Change or die he once said. That was what life was all about. And he simply couldn’t change.

If the Clericuzio Family was the Holy Church for the Mafia empires scattered over the United States, then the head of the Family, Don Domenico Clericuzio was the Pope, admired not only for his intelligence but for his strength.

Never show anger at slight,Tell nothing.Earn Respect from everyone by deeds,not Words.Respect the members of your Blood Family.Gambling was Recreation,Not a way to earn a Living.Love your Father,your Mother,your Sister but beware of Loving any other Woman than your Wife.And a Wife was a woman who bore your Children.And once that happened to You,your Life was Forfeit to give them their daily bread

Actions defined a man; words were a fart in the wind.

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.- Don Corleone