“Learn young about hard work and manners - and you'll be through the whole dirty mess and nicely dead again before you know it.”
Book:The Crack-up
Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Work
The Crack-up
A compilation of personal reflections and narratives that delve into the depths of human emotion, particularly focusing on the author's own experiences with mental breakdown and the broader implications of societal and personal turmoil. 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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