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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
Author
Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
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Children
Trying
Men
Careless
Life
Afford
Spent
Women

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