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"Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut."
Jimmy "The Gent" Conway, Goodfellas

Today it's pizzas, tomorrow the world.
Kojak ("The Chinatown Murders")

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Vito Corleone, The Godfather

"If you're not careful, you'll get us all whacked! Ha ha ha! Body in a woodchipper."
Phil Ken Sebben, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Che cosa, "mafia"? (What is this "mafia"?)
Antonio "Nino" Schibettanote  , Oz

"Spaghetti and corpses, boss."

Those continentals who come to Sicily as prosecutors and police inspectors soon learn that the true lover of justice must love death, too.
Gore Vidal, "Sciascia's Italy"

"What does that mean, 'official language'? So all the other languages are now unofficial, huh? If you write a contract in Italian, it's illegal. [Beat] Well, chances are..."
— Comedian Glen Foster on English and French being Canada's two official languages.

You call it "crime"
We call it "smart family business"
And the family is famous!
— "Bust Your Kneecaps", Pomplamoose


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