Mario Puzo, The Godfather

"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 thunderbolt. You're a very lucky fellow. - Calo"

"I have no such powers. If I did I would be more merciful than God, believe me."

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

"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."