 Another well known line of this book by Balzac is when Vautrin tells Eugene , " In that case I will make you an offer that no one would decline . " This has been reworked by Mario Puzo in the novel The Godfather ( 1969 ) and its film adaptation ( 1972 ) ; " I 'm gonna make him an offer he can 't refuse " . It was ranked as the second most significant cinematic quote in AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes ( 2005 ) by the American Film Institute . 
