Quote#Art
It takes a genius to whine appealingly
Quote byF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1896–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Maxwell Perkins, Villa Marie à Valescure, Saint-Raphaël, France, c. 10 October 1924, as quoted in A Life in Letters (1963), edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli and Judith S. Baughman.
English (original)
It takes a genius to whine appealingly.
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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