Sonny's handling of the furnace men did not altogether please Vito because Sonny handled it as the club, not as a rapier.
One of Puzo's most felicitous phrases. I often used it at work to describe my approach to situations vs. my boss's approach--and why I wasn't the boss and she was.
She?
Your boss was a WOMAN?
Aw geez, Edith, next thing you know they'll want the right to vote.
I'm kidding, really.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
