“My father has a diamond bigger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.”

—  F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The Diamond As Big As The Ritz"
Quoted, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)
Context: "The Schnlitzer-Murphys had diamonds as big as walnuts — "
"That's nothing." Percy had leaned forward and dropped his voice to a low whisper. "That's nothing at all. My father has a diamond bigger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel."

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