F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: And courage to me meant ploughing through that dull gray mist that comes down on life--not only overriding people and ...

And courage to me meant ploughing through that dull gray mist that comes down on life--not only overriding people and circumstances but overriding the bleakness of living.

~ F. Scott Fitzgerald ~

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