When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Profession: Author
Nationality: American


When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they.. F. Scott Fitzgerald

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He was consumed with wonder by her presence.

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