Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, or F. Scott Fitzgerald, as most people know him is considered to be one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Few authors have come to be so closely associated with an era, as Fitzgerald and the roaring twenties. Despite that, his work proved to be timeless.
Fitzgerald was born on September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and began honing his craft from an early age. At 24 he was already one of the country’s most promising young writers, following the publication of his first novel, This Side of Paradise. To celebrate the contribution he gave the world through his writing, we have collected some of the most beautiful and profound utterances of the famed author, on life, love, and talent.
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