New York had all the iridescence of the beginning of the world. The re…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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New York had all the iridescence of the beginning of the world. The returning troops marched up Fifth Avenue and girls were instinctively drawn East and North toward them - this was the greatest nation and there was gala in the air. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009). The Crack-Up, p.25, New Directions Publishing
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