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In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

Mario Puzo

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Mario Puzo
Age: 78 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 15
Died: 1999
Died: July 2
Author
Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
Sicily
Shotguns
Dangerous
Women

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It's just business nothing personal.
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He had long ago learned that society imposes insults that must be borne, comforted by the knowledge that in this world there comes a time when the most humble of men, if he keeps his eyes open, can take his revenge on the most powerful.
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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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ِAn offer you can't refuse.
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