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A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

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Mario Puzo
Age: 78 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 15
Died: 1999
Died: July 2
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Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
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Any man can turn traitor.
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I believe in America. America's made my fortune.
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Never let a domestic quarrel ruin a day's writing. If you can't start the day fresh, get rid of your wife.
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I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them.
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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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God seemed to be having a hard time killing him, and he'd be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals
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Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty!
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