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You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me?

— Vito Corleone ‧ The Godfather

Two small wooden sailboats on dark blue glass with a brass sword lying between them.
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The speaker questions whether revenge can fix anything, asking if it will restore either man's lost son. It's a plea to weigh vengeance against what it can actually deliver, which is nothing that undoes the loss on either side.

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