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I believe in America. America's made my fortune.

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
Fortune
America
Made
Believe

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He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, Life is so beautiful. ... Yes, he thought, if I can die saying, Life is so beautiful, then nothing else is important.
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The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
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It's just business nothing personal.
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there was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues.
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I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them.
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I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
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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.
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Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.
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