More quotes by Mario Puzo, The Godfather

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