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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. - F Scott Fitzgerald

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american writer

Born:24th September, 1896
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Died: 21st December, 1940
Starsign: Libra

Author Keywords: Writer, American

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