My Favourite quotes from the godfather book #1
Ive got PAGES APON PAGES underlined in black, but only my most favourite quotes get A red underlining, that is what this is.
"He paused and then made his decision, no longer fearing the cost. 'for justice we must go on our knees to don Corleone. ' "
"there was one person who could save him [...] he would go back to the one man with power, the wisdom, he needed and a love he still trusted. His Godfather Corleone."
"Don Vito Corleone, never forgot his older friends and neighbour though he himself now love in a huge house on long beach."
"Don Vito Corleone was a man to whom everybody came for help, and never were they disappointed. He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself [...] Only one thing was required. That you, you yourself, proclaim your friendship. And then no matter how poor or powerless the supplicant , Don Corleone would take that mans troubles to his heart. And he would let nothing stand in the way of a solution of that mans woe. His reward? Friendship, the respectful title of 'Don' and sometimes the more affectionate salutations of 'Godfather' "
"The third son, Michael Corleone, [...] but even there he could not escape the attention of family and friends [...] and his jet black hair was straight rather than curly [...] he was handsome in a delicate way"
"And though he disapproved of his sons foolish display of anger [...] so Don Corleone himself was not angry"
"Hagen watched with quiet admiration. The Don always taught that when a man was generosity as persona. How flattering to Anthon Coppola that a man like the Don would borrow to loan him money."
"Michael had bought kay to the wedding so that she would slowly, and perhaps without too much of a shock, absorb the truth about his father."
"Brasi's reputation for violence was awesome and his devotion to Don Corleone legendary. [...] But he had elected, he had Chosen, to fear and love Don Corleone [...] Brasi held himself with stiff respect."
"With every gesture, with every word, Don Corleone, made it clear to Luca Brasi that he was Valued. Not for one moment did he show surprise at the wedding gift being presented to him personally, he understood."
"Hagen saw Luca Brasi's face lose its mask and fury, swell with pride and pleasure."
"His parents died and he was roaming around the streets [...] sonny bought him home one night, and he just stayed." (Kay to Michael) "Your father must be a warm-hearted person. To adopt somebody just loke that when he had so many children of his own."
"The controlled anger of the Don."
"He smiled at Hagen 'You see? He is a good god son." "Hagen felt a twinge of jealousy."
"Tom Hagen held out his hand [...] Johnny shook it and said 'how are you , tom?' but without his usual charm that consisted of a genuine warmth for people. Hagen was a little hurt by this coolness but shrugged it off. It was one of the penalties for being the Dons hatchet man."
"Don Corleone paused to ask in a patient voice, 'Are you willing to take my advice this time?' "
"Its good you with to be a father to your children. A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.' "
"The don Bent closer. The others in the room were astonished to see tears running own don Corleone's face as he shook his head."
"Hagen had had nightmares, dreaming he had grown to manhood blind [...] some mornings when he woke the face of the Don Corleone was imprinted on his brain in that first conscious moment and he would feel safe."
"But here was an enormous vitality in his movements and he had what Don Corleone had, the air of a man who commanded absolutely the world that he lived. "
"Hagen learnt the art of negotiation form the Don himself. '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."
