Learn more about legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald through some of his most famous quotes on love, literature, and happiness.

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For decades, the only way to read Vita Sackville-West's 'A Note of Explanation' was by really, really squinting.
The famed French novelist, who was born on this day in 1802, installed peepholes in his guest bedrooms.
Not all stationery needs to be practical.
With flowing prose and a courageous pen, Virginia Woolf wasn't afraid to dissect any topic, whether it was the idiocy of warfare or the joys of sex.
These lost literary works were rediscovered in private collections, archives, and in one case, an attic.
Snack on that!
Nueva Qwerty makes language a little simpler.
"Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality," 'The Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood said. "I'm a realist."
Since its release in 1930, 'As I Lay Dying' has become regarded as an American classic—and a bit of an endurance test for some readers.
Rock stars. Writers. Royals. Truman Capote wasn't afraid to say exactly what he thought of his fellow celebrities.
Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel was met with a poor critical reception. Decades later, critics finally understood what Hurston had accomplished.
“Write drunk, edit sober” may sound like a sage piece of advice, but it didn't come from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
In addition to being one of the world's most successful and prolific writers, Stephen King is also the toast of Hollywood with a seemingly never-ending stream of adaptations being made of his work.
If you are so much as a leisurely fan of American fiction, you likely already know the story of how Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' came into the world, but there are many stories about the book's history that might just surprise you.
By his death at 70 in 1857, Holman had walked, climbed, ridden, hiked, and sailed a total distance equal to traveling to the moon. So why haven't you heard of him?