Quoting F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up, Esquire, 1936

the realization of having cracked was not simultaneous with a blow, but with a reprieve.
[…] now I wanted to be absolutely alone and so arranged a certain insulation from ordinary cares. […]
And then suddenly, surprisingly, I got better.
And cracked like an old plate as soon as I heard the news.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up, Esquire, 1936

8:30pm on December 9, 2024 from Vancouver, Canada.


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