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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
Believe
Fortune
America
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Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old.
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Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
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Power wears out those who do not have it.
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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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You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.
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You can't hide the thunderbolt. When it hits you, everybody can see it. Christ, man, don't be ashamed of it, some men pray for the thunderbolt. You're a very lucky fellow. - Calo
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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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We are all honorable men here, we don 't have to give each other assurances as if we were lawyers.
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A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults
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ِAn offer you can't refuse.
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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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The only wealth in this world is children, more than all the money, power on earth.
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