A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Materialism, Reality, Dreams, Existence, Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Quotes On Topics
Introversion | Warning | Archetypes | Place | Uncertainty | Post-war Euphoria | Abstinence | Absurdity | Ineffability | Self-realization | Positivity | Atheism | Magic | Unity | Atmosphere | Skill | Future | Honesty | Effectiveness | Guilt | More
More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Culture, Social Class, Independence, National Character, Historical Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald American Culture, Social Class, Independence, National Character, Historical Observation“The drink made past happy things contemporary with the present, as if they were still going on, contemporary even with the future as if they were about to happen again.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Memory, Time Perception, Nostalgia, Escapism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Memory, Time Perception, Nostalgia, Escapism“I've heard it said that Daisy's murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charm, Manipulation, Attraction, Perception, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Charm, Manipulation, Attraction, Perception, Human Nature“There's so much spring in the air- there's so much lazy sweetness in your heart.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Spring, Emotion, Atmosphere, Love, Contentment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Spring, Emotion, Atmosphere, Love, Contentment“Some men have a necessity to be mean, as if they were exercising a faculty which they had to partially neglect since early childhood.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cruelty, Psychology, Human Nature, Childhood, Behavior
F. Scott Fitzgerald Cruelty, Psychology, Human Nature, Childhood, Behavior“Most affectations conceal something eventually, even though they don't in the beginning.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Human Nature, Deception, Behavior, Truth, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Human Nature, Deception, Behavior, Truth, Observation“They were still in the happier stages of love. They were full of brave illusions about each other, tremendous illusions, so that the communion of self with self seemed to be on a plane where no other human relations mattered.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Illusion, Relationships, Human Nature, Idealization
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Illusion, Relationships, Human Nature, Idealization“She was overstrained with grief and loneliness: almost any shoulder would have done as well.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Grief, Loneliness, Human Connection, Vulnerability, Desperation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Grief, Loneliness, Human Connection, Vulnerability, Desperation“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Roles, Human Condition, Society, Exhaustion, Pursuit
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life Roles, Human Condition, Society, Exhaustion, Pursuit“New York had all the iridescence of the beginning of the world. The returning troops marched up Fifth Avenue and girls were instinctively drawn East and North toward them – this was the greatest nation and there was gala in the air.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
New York, Patriotism, Post-war Euphoria, National Pride, Atmosphere
F. Scott Fitzgerald New York, Patriotism, Post-war Euphoria, National Pride, Atmosphere“The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens – finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Description, Nature, Imagery, Wealth, Extravagance
F. Scott Fitzgerald Description, Nature, Imagery, Wealth, Extravagance“Once I thought that Lake Forest was the most glamorous place in the world. Maybe it was.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perspective, Nostalgia, Glamour, Change, Memory
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perspective, Nostalgia, Glamour, Change, Memory“It's all life is. Just going 'round kissing people.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life, Love, Simplicity, Human Interaction, Cynicism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life, Love, Simplicity, Human Interaction, Cynicism“When a girl feels that she's perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That's charm.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Appearance, Confidence, Charm, Self-perception, Femininity
F. Scott Fitzgerald Appearance, Confidence, Charm, Self-perception, Femininity“A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Social Status, Food, Humor, Observation, Critique
F. Scott Fitzgerald Social Status, Food, Humor, Observation, Critique“As the still ocean paths before the shark in starred and glittering waterways, beauty-high, the moon-swathed trees divided, pair on pair, while flapping nightbirds cried across the air.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nature, Imagery, Beauty, Night, Poetic Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Nature, Imagery, Beauty, Night, Poetic Description“Murder your darlings.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing Advice, Editing, Creativity, Attachment, Improvement
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing Advice, Editing, Creativity, Attachment, Improvement“Having once found the intensity of art, nothing else that can happen in life can ever again seem as important as the creative process.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Art, Creativity, Passion, Life Purpose, Perspective
F. Scott Fitzgerald Art, Creativity, Passion, Life Purpose, Perspective“Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people's lives. Yet from this fog his affection emerged – the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relationships, Uncertainty, Affection, Human Connection, Perseverance
F. Scott Fitzgerald Relationships, Uncertainty, Affection, Human Connection, Perseverance