F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes

He had angered Providence by resisting too many temptations. There was nothing left but heaven, where he would meet only those who, like him, had wasted earth.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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• He had angered Providence by resisting too many temptations. There was nothing left but heaven, where he would meet only those who, like him, had wasted earth.

  

  F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Earth
  • Heaven
  • Temptation