I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self r…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything. ✨ Letter to Isabelle Amorous, February 1920.
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