Then I grew up, and the beauty of succulent illusions fell away from me. Auteur: F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Quote More from F. Scott Fitzgerald “The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile…” “The immediate contingency overtook him, pulling him back from the edge of the t…” “A man who was aware that there could be no honor and yet had honor, who knew th…” “Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known.”