I hate the place like poison with a sincere hatred.
ATTRIBUTION:
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), U.S. author. Letter, January 10, 1935, to his agent. Published in As Ever, Scott Fitz, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli (1973).
Replying to a suggestion that Fitzgerald should return to Hollywood to work on a script of Tender Is the Night.
