I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me …

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). The Great Gatsby, p.37, Atlântico Press
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