Originally posted by Sonny:
In the novel, Vito utters "..Life is (so) beautiful..." just before he dies. (What a statement to make before death.
I think that's one of the best lines in the entire novel. How lucky he was to have lived a life in which he was the one to "pull the strings", and to die in such a peaceful manner.
I remember reading (just after the movie was released) that the writers were "pressured" to delete that quote from the movie because it was feared it would make the character of Don Vito "too human".
