“ I wanted to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flappers and Philosophers (1920). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | Flappers and Philosophers |
| Topic | world breath |
| Date | 1920 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4368/4368-h/4368-h.htm |
Context
“They had reached the gate and she rested her elbow on it and dabbed furiously at her eyes.
"And then later, child, when you were sick I knelt all one night and asked God to spare you for me—for I knew then that I wanted more; He had taught me to want more. I wanted to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me. I saw you growing up, that white innocence of yours changing to a flame and burning to give light to other weaker souls. And then I wanted some day to take your children on my knee and hear them call the crabbed old monk Uncle Kieth."” source
"And then later, child, when you were sick I knelt all one night and asked God to spare you for me—for I knew then that I wanted more; He had taught me to want more. I wanted to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me. I saw you growing up, that white innocence of yours changing to a flame and burning to give light to other weaker souls. And then I wanted some day to take your children on my knee and hear them call the crabbed old monk Uncle Kieth."” source
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