Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people's opinions of them swing through grea… - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people's opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval.

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About F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (24 September 1896 – 21 December 1940) was an Irish-American novelist and short story writer.

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Native Name: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Alternative Names: Francis Scott Fitzgerald Scott Fitzgerald
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She didn't answer. Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.

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