“Rosemary bubbled with delight at the trunks. Her naivete responded whole-heartedly to the expensive simplicity of the Divers, unaware of its complexity and its lack of innocence, unaware that it was all a selection of quality rather than quantity from the run of the world's bazaar; and that the simplicity of behavior also, the nursery-like peace and good will, the emphasis on the simpler virtues, was part of a desperate bargain with the gods and had been attained through struggles she could not have guessed at.”
Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Book:Tender is the Night
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Tender is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night is a complex narrative that explores themes of love, illness, and the human condition. The story is centered around the marriage of Dick and Nicole Diver, who struggle with their personal demons and the complexities of their relationship amidst the backdrop of a sanatorium in the South of France. more
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