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Old 23-Apr-2008, 19:29
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Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.

Can somebody paraphrase this text?

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This looks a bit like a translation - is it?
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It is quote from The Rich Boy (first sentence) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Thank you - very Fitzgerald. He had a thing about rich people.

Start by describing a person and before you know it you are describing a type of person; start by describing a type of person and you will find that you have ended with nothing.
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