The curious case of benjamin button was published in Collier's in 1927and the idea came to Fitzgerald apparantly from a quote of mark Twain's in which he regretted that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst at the end.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shubham-jawalge/support