Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Topic

Heroes

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Source

Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "Notebook E: Epigrams, Wise Cracks and Jokes." The Crack-Up, edited by Edmund Wilson. New Directions, 2009. Originally published in Notebook E, c. 1940.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Topic
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English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, ch. 9.

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There ain't any answer, there ain't going to be any answer, there never has been any answer, that’s the answer.

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Topic
Meaning of life

Author

Gertrude Stein
Source
Brewsie and Willie
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Stein, Gertrude. Brewsie and Willie. Random House, 1946, ch. 5.

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Always let your conscience be your guide.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Actor
Cliff Edwards
Source
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Medium
Film
Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Pinocchio. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.