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Our own death wish is our only real tragedy.

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
Tragedy
Wish
Death
Real
Sensitivity

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But you're the toughest son of a b!&€# i've ever seen.You never let anybody get near you.You never let anybody know what you really think.
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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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Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.
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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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Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old.
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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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I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
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It's just business nothing personal.
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Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.
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Any man can turn traitor.
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What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is.
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Power wears out those who do not have it.
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
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