Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier t…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009). The Crack-Up, p.126, New Directions Publishing
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Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009). The Crack-Up, p.126, New Directions Publishing

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