In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
\n‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’<\/p>\n
The Great Gatsby<\/em>, F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n In my younger and more vulnerable years I went alone to see Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby<\/em>.\u00a0 It was slow and misty but dramatic enough.\u00a0 I’ve never heard the song ‘What’ll I do?’ without returning in my mind to that movie theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’ The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald ***** … <\/p>\n