Originally Posted By: Turnbull
But, in the novel, Vito says more than once, "A man has but one destiny." Was Michael destined to be a criminal mastermind?


I think that what Michael was destined for was to be a leader. I think that one of Puzo's themes is that the specific field isn't so important, because there's not so much difference between a Mafia don and a 'senator or a president."

"All of these men were good listeners; patient men."