And he could not tell why the struggle was worthwhile, why he had dete…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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And he could not tell why the struggle was worthwhile, why he had determined to use the utmost himself and his heritage from the personalities he had passed... He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky. I know myself, he cried, But that is all. ✨ This Side of Paradise ch. 5 (1920)
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