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What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is.

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
World
Excuses
Justification
Excuse
Happiness
Past
Back
Never

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