Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me

Godfather ipsum dolor sit amet. Do me this favor. I won’t forget it. Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me. They’ll tell you I know how to return a favor. I don’t feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies. What’s the matter with you, huh? What am I going to do? Am I going to make that baby an orphan before he’s born? I’m your older brother, Mike, and I was stepped over! What’s the matter with you? Is this what you’ve become, a Hollywood finocchio who cries like a woman? “Oh, what do I do? What do I do?” What is that nonsense? Ridiculous!

Hey, listen, I want somebody good – and I mean very good – to plant that gun. I don’t want my brother coming out of that toilet with just his dick in his hands, alright? Is that why you slapped my brother around in public? Fredo, you’re my older brother, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever. In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

The hotel, the casino. The Corleone Family wants to buy you out. Why do you hurt me, Michael? I’ve always been loyal to you. Only don’t tell me you’re innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry. I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman; blood is a big expense.

I am sorry. What happened to your father was business. I have much respect for your father. But your father, his thinking is old-fashioned. You must understand why I had to do that. Now let’s work through where we go from here. It’s an old habit. I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men. When they come… they come at what you love. I see you took the name of the town. What was your father’s name? Friends and money – oil and water.

My father taught me many things here – he taught me in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see. They talk when they should listen. Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child. If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone.

74 thoughts on “Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me”

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  8. The unusual thing about this page is how the title suggests a personal or neighborhood story, while the actual content is mostly dialogue from The Godfather. That makes the page feel more like a collection of memorable quotes than a focused article. Some of the lines still work well outside the movie because they touch on loyalty, family, trust and power. I was expecting more context around the title though, so the connection between the heading and the text is a bit unclear.

  9. Interesting post! The neighborhood theme and classic movie-style dialogue make this a memorable read. I enjoyed the emphasis on loyalty, family, friendship, and trust, with plenty of dramatic lines that keep the content engaging from beginning to end.

  10. The part that stands out to me is how the dialogue keeps mixing family loyalty with business decisions. That makes the characters feel less simple than just good or bad. The repeated idea of friends, enemies, and favors also shows how relationships can become a kind of currency. Some lines are pretty harsh, but thats probably why they stick in your head.

  11. I enjoyed the old-school movie atmosphere here, especially the emphasis on loyalty, family, trust, and knowing who deserves your confidence. The collection has plenty of memorable lines and gives the post a strong cinematic feel.

  12. The interesting thing about these Godfather quotes is how many of them still work outside the movie. Lines about loyalty, family, business and trust feel almost like advice for real life, even when the situations are obviously extreme. I think that’s why quotes from The Godfather keep getting searched and shared after so many years. Some are funny, some are dark, but most of them say alot with very few words. The “friends close” idea especially has become part of everyday language.

  13. The familiar Godfather-style quotes make this page feel more like a playful text experiment than a conventional blog post. The dialogue captures the movie’s memorable themes of loyalty, family, power, and favors, while the unusual “ipsum” format gives the page an entertaining character.

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