There are no second acts in American lives.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Second chances Redemption America

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Source

The Last Tycoon

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Last Tycoon. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, notes.

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Time
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A lie keeps growing and growing, until it's as plain as the nose on your face.

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