After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Youth, Aging, Life, Perspective, Human Nature
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More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“It was strange to have no self-to be like a little boy left alone in a big house, who knew that now he could do anything he wanted to do, but found that there was nothing that he wanted to do.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Identity, Freedom, Emptiness, Desire, Self-discovery
F. Scott Fitzgerald Identity, Freedom, Emptiness, Desire, Self-discovery“Prose talent depends on having something to say and an interesting, highly developed way of saying it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Talent, Communication, Skill, Creativity
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Talent, Communication, Skill, Creativity“The rich are different from us.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Class Divide, Social Commentary, Observation, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Class Divide, Social Commentary, Observation, Human Nature“There's no substitute for will. Sometimes you have to fake will when you don't feel it at all.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Willpower, Perseverance, Motivation, Human Nature, Self-discipline
F. Scott Fitzgerald Willpower, Perseverance, Motivation, Human Nature, Self-discipline“Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature“We haven't met for many years, said Daisy, her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be. "Five years next November." The automatic quality set us all back at least another minute.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Time, Reunion, Emotional Distance, Social Interaction, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Time, Reunion, Emotional Distance, Social Interaction, Perception“Breathing dreams like air.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dreams, Aspiration, Metaphor, Human Nature, Inspiration
F. Scott Fitzgerald Dreams, Aspiration, Metaphor, Human Nature, Inspiration“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“Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Intelligence, Circumstance, Adaptability, Human Nature, Perspective
F. Scott Fitzgerald Intelligence, Circumstance, Adaptability, Human Nature, Perspective“I had traded the fight against love for the fight against loneliness, the fight against life for the fight against death.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Loneliness, Life, Death, Human Struggle
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Loneliness, Life, Death, Human Struggle“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Literature, Universality, Belonging, Human Condition, Connection
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literature, Universality, Belonging, Human Condition, Connection“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Creativity, Meetings, Ideas, Critique, Organizational Culture
F. Scott Fitzgerald Creativity, Meetings, Ideas, Critique, Organizational Culture“Cut out all these exclamation jokes. An explanation point is like laughing at your own joke. I'm going to delete you from my contacts if you keep sending solely emoji texts. You're a grown-ass man.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing Advice, Humor, Communication, Maturity, Social Criticism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing Advice, Humor, Communication, Maturity, Social Criticism“Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Change, Ideas, Ego, Dissatisfaction, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Change, Ideas, Ego, Dissatisfaction, Human Nature“But I didn't call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone – he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Loneliness, Mystery, Symbolism, Observation, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Loneliness, Mystery, Symbolism, Observation, Human Nature“I want to just be lazy and I want some of the people around me to be doing things, because that makes me feel comfortable and safe – and I want some of them to be doing nothing at all, because they can be graceful and companionable for me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Laziness, Comfort, Social Dynamics, Human Nature, Contradictory Desires
F. Scott Fitzgerald Laziness, Comfort, Social Dynamics, Human Nature, Contradictory Desires“They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Aimlessness, Privilege, Travel, Social Class
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Aimlessness, Privilege, Travel, Social Class“Well, I can't describe her exactly-except to say that she was beautiful. She was-tremendously alive.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Vitality, Description, Human Nature, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Vitality, Description, Human Nature, Perception“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Inner Beauty, Character, Perception, Love
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Inner Beauty, Character, Perception, Love