“ You are mysterious, I love you. You're beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous, and that's the rarest known combination. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | Tales of the Jazz Age |
| Topic | beauty intelligence mystery |
| Date | 1922 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6695/pg6695-images.html |
Context
“I'll admit. JULIE: There's only two mysterious people in history. THE YOUNG MAN: Who are they? JULIE: The Man with the Iron Mask and the fella who says "ug uh-glug uh-glug uh-glug" when the line is busy. THE YOUNG MAN: You are mysterious, I love you. You're beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous, and that's the rarest known combination.
JULIE: You're a historian. Tell me if there are any bath-tubs in history. I think they've been frightfully neglected.
THE YOUNG MAN: Bath-tubs! Let's see. Well, Agamemnon was stabbed in his bath-tub.” source
JULIE: You're a historian. Tell me if there are any bath-tubs in history. I think they've been frightfully neglected.
THE YOUNG MAN: Bath-tubs! Let's see. Well, Agamemnon was stabbed in his bath-tub.” source
Meaning and analysis
