Great Men Are Not Born Great, They

There Are Things That Have To Be Done And You Do Them And You Don't Talk About Them. You Don't Try To Justify Them. They Can't Be Justified. You Just Do Them. Then You Forget Them.

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.

When I Was Young, Some Women Told Me They Loved Me For My Long Eyelashes. I Accepted. Later It Was For My Wit. Then For My Power And Money. Then For My Talent. Then For My Mind-deep. Ok, I Can Handle All Of It. The Only Woman Who Scares Me Is The One Who Loves Me For Myself Alone. I Have Plans For Her. I Have Poisons And Daggers And Dark Graves In Caves To Hide Her Head. She Can't Be Allowed To Live. Especially If She's Sexually Faithful And Never Lies And Always Puts Me Ahead Of Everything And Everyone.

Revenge Is A Dish That Tastes Best When Served Cold.

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.