"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."

F. Scott Fitzgerald did not receive a ton of praise for his third novel, which seems surprising, seeing as it's now considered a classic. The Great Gatsby only became popular upon Fitzgerald's death, when it was revered for its picture-perfect portrayal of the "Roaring Twenties".

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