"Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders.
Never miss a party...good for the nerves--like celery.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald ~
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Never miss a party...good for the nerves--like celery.
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