F. Scott Fitzgerald Quote

The extraordinary thing is not that people in a lifetime turn out worse or better than we had prophesied; particularly in America that is to be expected. The extraordinary thing is how people keep their levels, fulfill their promises, seem actually buoyed up by an inevitable destiny.


Saturday Evening Post (13 July 1929)


The extraordinary thing is not that people in a lifetime turn out worse or better than we had prophesied; particularly in America that is to be...

The extraordinary thing is not that people in a lifetime turn out worse or better than we had prophesied; particularly in America that is to be...

The extraordinary thing is not that people in a lifetime turn out worse or better than we had prophesied; particularly in America that is to be...

The extraordinary thing is not that people in a lifetime turn out worse or better than we had prophesied; particularly in America that is to be...