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[Alternate title: The dangers of idealization and the disservice it does to the object of your infatuation.]

Round four, first time reading it for a class. It just gets better and better every time.

Round four, first time reading it for a class. It just gets better and better every time.

Round four, first time reading it for a class. It just gets better and better every time.

"'I'll tell you a family secret,' she whispered enthusiastically. 'It's about the butler's nose. Do you want to hear about the butler's nose?'
'That's why I came over to-night.'"

I was feeling kind of sad so I was like screw studying I'm going to read me some Fitzgerald.

"Well, I've had a very bad time, Nick, and I'm pretty cynical about everything" (16).