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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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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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Ruins
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Wife
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Writing
Quarrel
Never
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