Scott Fitzgerald

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    The idea that to make a man work you’ve got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We’ve done that for so long that we’ve forgotten there’s any other way.
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

    Shakespeare—whetting, frustrating, surprising and gratifying.
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

    There used to be two kinds of kisses. First when girls were kissed and deserted; second, when they were engaged. Now there’s a third kind, where the man is kissed and deserted. If Mr. Jones of the nineties bragged he’d kissed a girl, everyone knew he was through with her. If Mr. Jones of 1919 brags the same everyone knows it’s because he can’t kiss her any more. Given a decent start any girl can beat a man nowadays.
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)