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I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.
Mario Puzo
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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
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New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
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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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