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ِAn offer you can't refuse.

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
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Friendship and money: oil and water.
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And in that fraction of a second before anything actually happened, Santino Corleone knew he was a dead man.
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I will make you an offer you cannot refuse
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I believe in America. America's made my fortune.
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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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