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F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Author Quotes
Category:
American Author Quotes
Date of Birth:
September 24, 1896
Date of Death:
December 21, 1940
Nationality:
American
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Quote Keywords:

Drink, First, Take, Takes, Then
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