A sense of responsibility would spoil her. She's too pretty.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Responsibility, Gender Stereotypes, Social Commentary, Irony
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“No such thing as a man willing to be honest – that would be like a blind man willing to see.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Honesty, Human Nature, Cynicism, Truth, Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Honesty, Human Nature, Cynicism, Truth, Metaphor“When I see a beautiful shell like that I can't help feeling a regret about what's inside it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Disappointment, Depth, Superficiality, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Disappointment, Depth, Superficiality, Perception“Life was a damned muddle – a football game with everyone offside and the referee gotten rid of – everyone claiming the referee would have been on his side.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life, Chaos, Metaphor, Fairness, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life, Chaos, Metaphor, Fairness, Human Nature“I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes, and felt it in others – young clerks in the dusk, wasting the most poignant moments of night and life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Loneliness, Empathy, Observation, Youth, Wasted Potential
F. Scott Fitzgerald Loneliness, Empathy, Observation, Youth, Wasted Potential“Learn young about hard work and manners – and you'll be through the whole dirty mess and nicely dead again before you know it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Advice, Work Ethic, Manners, Cynicism, Mortality
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life Advice, Work Ethic, Manners, Cynicism, Mortality“The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Memory, Nature, Fidelity, Metaphor, Reflection
F. Scott Fitzgerald Memory, Nature, Fidelity, Metaphor, Reflection“It's Never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Self-improvement, Identity, Change, Motivation, Personal Growth
F. Scott Fitzgerald Self-improvement, Identity, Change, Motivation, Personal Growth“Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane. There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Social Perception, Inhibition, Human Nature, Cultural Comparison
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Social Perception, Inhibition, Human Nature, Cultural Comparison“A writer wastes nothing.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Creativity, Resourcefulness, Experience, Craft
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Creativity, Resourcefulness, Experience, Craft“You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Motivation, Creativity, Expression, Purpose
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Motivation, Creativity, Expression, Purpose“I like France, where everybody thinks he's Napoleon – down here everybody thinks he's Christ.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cultural Comparison, Ego, Delusion, Social Commentary, Humor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Cultural Comparison, Ego, Delusion, Social Commentary, Humor“There was a kindliness about intoxication – there was that indescribable gloss and glamour it gave, like the memories of ephemeral and faded evenings.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Perception, Memories, Nostalgia, Human Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Perception, Memories, Nostalgia, Human Experience“Happiness is the relief after extreme tension.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Happiness, Relief, Emotional Contrast, Human Experience, Psychology
F. Scott Fitzgerald Happiness, Relief, Emotional Contrast, Human Experience, Psychology“Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Advertising, Criticism, Honesty, Business, Social Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Advertising, Criticism, Honesty, Business, Social Commentary“I hope I haven't given you the impression that I consider kissing intrinsically irrational.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Kissing, Rationality, Humor, Human Behavior, Social Norms
F. Scott Fitzgerald Kissing, Rationality, Humor, Human Behavior, Social Norms“So with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Renewal, Hope, Seasons, Perception, Life Cycles
F. Scott Fitzgerald Renewal, Hope, Seasons, Perception, Life Cycles“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Empathy, Privilege, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Empathy, Privilege, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature“The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Voice, Attraction, Sensory Experience, Nature Metaphor, Human Connection
F. Scott Fitzgerald Voice, Attraction, Sensory Experience, Nature Metaphor, Human Connection