Forgive me, darling. Old habits.” Bree rolled her eyes, but she was grateful for the brief, light moment. It allowed her to regroup and focus, to lift her head from the haze of panic that...

I put fear into the eyes of a member of the Mafia. I’m doing well, she thought, now keep him scared.

The Communist Party apparatus was the most gigantic mafia the world has ever known.

The very term ‘public utility’ … is an absurd one. Every good is useful ‘to the public,’ and almost every good … may be considered ‘necessary.’ Any designation of a few industries as ‘public utilities’...

They stared at each other, and Alessandro seriously considered turning away from his father’s wishes and just taking this woman and running off somewhere with her. He could imagine being happy with her. He felt...

In the end… he would choose Campisi.In the end… she would choose Abandonato.In the end… there would be bloodshed.

What happened?” She rushed towards them, coughing as she grabbed for her son. He shifted his weight to hand him over to her, but the movement sent another bolt of screaming pain from his ankle...

I thought of how proud he was when he took the marks- cutting the skin of his throat in a long slash and then packing it with ashes until keloid scars rose up.He called it...

There are two and only two ways that any economy can be organized. One is by freedom and voluntary choice—the way of the market. The other is by force and dictation—the way of the State.

He’s lying to me, Bree thought. I don’t know how I know, but I do. And really, wasn’t it better if she didn’t know for sure? Bree moved closer to him and pressed her mouth...

The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens – tax livestock – labor under the chains of illusion in the service of their masters.

N’importe quel groupe de scélérats, pourvu qu’ils aient assez d’argent pour l’entreprendre, peuvent décider qu’ils sont un gouvernement; car, pourvu qu’ils aient de l’argent, ils peuvent engager des soldats, et utiliser ces soldats pour extorquer...