ِan Offer You Can't Refuse.

The Only Wealth In This World Is Children, More Than All The Money, Power On Earth.

You Cannot Say 'no' To The People You Love, Not Often. That's The Secret. And Then When You Do, It Has To Sound Like A 'yes'. Or You Have To Make Them Say 'no.' You Have To Take Time And Trouble.

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.

He Was A Degenerate Gambler. That Is, A Man Who Gambled Simply To Gamble And Must Lose. As A Hero Who Goes To War Must Die. Show Me A Gambler And I'll Show You A Loser, Show Me A Hero And I'll Show You A Corpse.

Yet, He Thought, If I Can Die Saying, "life Is So Beautiful," Then Nothing Else Is Important. If I Can Believe In Myself That Much, Nothing Else Matters.