I suppose all great happiness is a little sad. Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses — - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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I suppose all great happiness is a little sad. Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses —

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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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You seem to take things so personally, hating people and worshipping them — always thinking people are so important — especially yourselves. You just ask to be kicked around. I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it — on the inside.

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