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Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.
Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1918 AD · modern
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- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1918 AD · modern
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