"Wiseguy" Quotes
"Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi chronicles the real-life story of Henry Hill, an associate of the New York Mafia, detailing his life of crime, the inner workings of organized crime, and his eventual decision to become an informant.
nonfiction | 320 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.
You learn a lot more from listening than you do from talking.
Being a gangster was better than being President of the United States.
Money was the ultimate aphrodisiac.
One of the hardest things in the world is to separate the friend from the fella who just takes up space.
There's nothing better than revenge in this life.
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again, but life goes on.
In this business, you gotta have the stomach for violence.
The only way to survive in this business is to be tough.
