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I find the only thing that really stands up, better than gambling, better than booze, better than women, is reading.

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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
Beer
Reading
Women
Better
Find
Thing
Booze
Really
Gambling
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