The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout a…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around for a few years as a violent atheist or a dangerous radical, and then crawl back to the shelter. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009). The Crack-Up, p.208, New Directions Publishing
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The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around for a few years as a violent atheist or a dangerous radical, and then crawl back to the shelter. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009). The Crack-Up, p.208, New Directions Publishing

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