A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts… - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about.

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

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A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about. - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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