“Don't say 'wife.' I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirable….”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald , book The Beautiful and Damned

Source: The Beautiful and Damned

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American novelist and screenwriter 1896–1940

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