Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspir… - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendour.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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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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