Крестный отец

           "Tom,don’tletanybodykidyou.It’sallpersonal,everybitofbusiness.Everypieceofshiteverymanhastoeateverydayofhislifeispersonal.Theycallitbusiness.OK.Butit’spersonalashell.YouknowwhereIlearnedthatfrom?TheDon.Myoldman.TheGodfather.Ifaboltoflightninghitafriendofhistheoldmanwouldtakeitpersonal.HetookmygoingintotheMarinespersonal.That’swhatmakeshimgreat.TheGreatDon.Hetakeseverythingpersonal.LikeGod.Heknowseveryfeatherthatfallsfromthetailofasparroworhoweverthehellitgoes.Right?Andyouknowsomething?Accidentsdon’thappentopeoplewhotakeaccidentsasapersonalinsult.SoIcamelate,OK,butI’mcomingalltheway.Damnright,Itakethatbrokenjawpersonal;damnright,ItakeSollozzotryingtokillmyfatherpersonal."Helaughed."TelltheoldmanIlearneditallfromhimandthatI’mgladIhadthischancetopayhimbackforallhedidforme.Hewasagoodfather."HepausedandthenhesaidthoughtfullytoHagen,"Youknow,Icanneverrememberhimhittingme.OrSonny.OrFreddie.AndofcourseConnie,hewouldn’tevenyellather.Andtellmethetruth,Tom,howmanymendoyoufiguretheDonkilledorhadkilled."

           TomHagenturnedaway."I’lltellyouonethingyoudidn’tlearnfromhim:talkingthewayyou’retalkingnow.Therearethingsthathavetobedoneandyoudothemandyounevertalkaboutthem.Youdon’ttrytojustifythem.Theycan’tbejustified.Youjustdothem.Thenyouforgetit."