Famous Lines
Things the Don is said to have said. Every line below was written for this fictional persona — street wisdom, not scripture.
Fiction — dramatization
These are not real quotations. Each line was written for the fictional Don Salvatore persona for this fan site. They are attributed to the character, never presented as anyone's real words.
These are not real quotations. Each line was written for the fictional Don Salvatore persona for this fan site. They are attributed to the character, never presented as anyone's real words.
“Respect ain’t given. It’s invoiced.”
To a new associate, on his first night at the long table.
“Every family has skeletons. Mine has fossils.”
At the Copper Scale, raising a glass to the old-timers.
“I don’t make threats. I make appointments.”
To a rival don, across the sit-down table.
“Loyalty is the only currency that never devalues.”
Reading from the Code at a making ceremony.
“You come to my table hungry, you leave family. You come greedy, you leave extinct.”
On hospitality, and its limits.
“A Don never hurries. Hurrying is for prey.”
To Joey Two-Claws, who drives too fast.
“The tar pits remember every footprint.”
On why the family keeps its books clean and its memory long.
“Eat with the family. The table is long for a reason.”
Grace, of a sort, before Sunday dinner at the Scale.
“Cold blood, warm heart. That’s the whole Code.”
His summary of the eight rules, when asked.
“Nobody’s bigger than the family — not even me. And look at me.”
At the Truce of the Long Table, to laughter.
“Forgive once. Fossilize the lesson.”
On second chances, of which there are exactly one.
“When I go, bury me standing. A Don never lies down on the job.”
His stated preference for the far, far future. The family has filed it.
Source notes
- All twelve lines are original to this site, written 2026-09-26 for the fictional Don Salvatore persona. They are not quotations from any real person, and no real-world source is claimed for any of them.