“ People over forty can seldom be permanently convinced of anything. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flappers and Philosophers (1920). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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| Source | Flappers and Philosophers |
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| Date | 1920 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4368/4368-h/4368-h.htm |
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“"I wouldn't have told you that if I'd thought you were going to remember it. And I think most of your ideas are perfectly idiotic," she finished sleepily.
There was another silence, while Marjorie considered whether or not convincing her mother was worth the trouble. People over forty can seldom be permanently convinced of anything. At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.
Having decided this, Marjorie said good night. When she came out into the hall it was quite empty.”
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