A 'pheasant-turned-author' Mario Gianluigi Puzo's life story is no less than a Cinderella fairytale. Born in a deprived family of Neapolitan immigrants, Puzo graduated from NY's City College. Thereafter, he joined the U.S. Air Force and participated in World War II. Puzo's weak vision prevented him from undertaking combat duties so he worked as a PR officer in Germany for several years. In 1950, he authored his first story 'The Last Christmas'. The success of this piece made him write 'The Dark Arena' (1955). That's how he started his professional writing career. In the mid 1950s to 1960s, Puzo served as an editor and author for a publishing company, ‘Magazine Management Company’ owned by Martin Goodman. While he was struggling to make the two ends meet, he wanted to write something new and different - something that would attract the masses. He finally settled down for crime novels based on sensational, secretive Mafia life. That's when he wrote 'The Godfather' (1969). It was later adapted into Francis Ford Coppola's Academy award winning movie series. Puzo, who was an established screenwriter and journalist by that time, received an Academy Award for the best adapted screenplay. He's credited with the invention of a new genre of crime novels in English Literature. His ‘Godfather’ is probably the most iconic of all his works. It was made into a film that went on to become a cult film. The dialogues from the film became very famous and are quoted quite often. We have excerpted some of his most famous and popular quotes from his writings, books and interviews. Presenting a collection of Mario Puzo quotes and sayings that are very much relevant in modern time!
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
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.
The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.
Mario Puzo
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.
I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them.
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
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.
I'll tell you the only real truth. Cunt is where it all begins and where it all ends. Cunt is the only thing worth living for. Everything else is a fake, a fraud and just shit.
There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them. You don't try to justify them. They can't be justified. You just do them. Then you forget it.
Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that. If you had built up a wall of friendship you wouldn't have to ask me to help. - Don Corleone
They made it personal when they shot Pop. It is not business, it's personal.
Mario Puzo
My dear Guiliano," he said, "how is it that you and Don Croce do not join together to rule Sicily? He has the wisdom of age, you have the idealism of youth.
