he used to think that he wanted to be good, he wanted to be kind, he w…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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he used to think that he wanted to be good, he wanted to be kind, he wanted to be brave and wise, but it was all pretty difficult. He wanted to be loved, too, if he could fit it in. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). Three Novels: Tender is the Night; The Beautiful and Damned; Thi, p.138, Simon and Schuster
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