"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
— Mario Puzo
A Man Who Doesnt Spend Time
A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.
About this quote
Spoken by Vito Corleone in Mario Puzo's The Godfather (1969). The Don's definition of manhood is inseparable from presence and obligation to family — a Sicilian patriarchal ideal that runs throughout the novel. The line is frequently cited as an irony, given that the demands of the Corleone crime empire repeatedly pull Vito and later Michael away from domestic life, illustrating the gap between the Don's stated values and the life his power requires.
Source
The Godfather