“This is what I think now: that the natural state of the sentient adult is a qualified unhappiness.”
Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Work
Fitzgerald: My Lost City: Personal Essays, 1920-1940
This book is a compilation of essays written by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald during the specified time period. The essays offer insights into his personal experiences, reflections, and observations from that era. more
Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, renowned for his works that encapsulate the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. His most celebrated novel, 'The Great Gatsby,' is a critical and commercial success, reflecting the themes of the American Dream and the decline of the American upper class. more
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