As he held her and tasted her, and as she curved in further and further toward him, with her own lips, new to herself, drowned and engulfed in love, yet solaced and triumphant, he was thankful to have an existence at all, if only as a reflection in her wet eyes.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Intimacy, Existence, Gratitude, Sensuality
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“Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Connection, Isolation, Intimacy, Moment, Human Interaction
F. Scott Fitzgerald Connection, Isolation, Intimacy, Moment, Human Interaction“There's a right way of doing things and a wrong way. If you've made up your mind to be different from everybody else, I don't suppose I can stop you, but I really don't think it's very considerate.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Conformity, Individuality, Social Norms, Consideration, Judgment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Conformity, Individuality, Social Norms, Consideration, Judgment“Their lips brushed like young wild flowers in the wind.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Intimacy, Nature Metaphor, Gentleness, Beauty
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Intimacy, Nature Metaphor, Gentleness, Beauty“It occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Health, Equality, Human Condition, Perspective, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Health, Equality, Human Condition, Perspective, Wisdom“This isn't just an epigram – life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perspective, Life Philosophy, Focus, Simplicity, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perspective, Life Philosophy, Focus, Simplicity, Wisdom“The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Change, Character, Morality, Transformation, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Change, Character, Morality, Transformation, Observation“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dreams, Failure, Perception, Regret, Past
F. Scott Fitzgerald Dreams, Failure, Perception, Regret, Past“I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Sobriety, Knowledge, Irony, Self-improvement
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Sobriety, Knowledge, Irony, Self-improvement“All the bright precious things fade so fast.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Transience, Beauty, Time, Melancholy, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Transience, Beauty, Time, Melancholy, Observation“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“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 Materialism, Reality, Dreams, Existence, Metaphor“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“Human sympathy has its limits, and we were contented to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Empathy, Detachment, Human Nature, Urban Life, Emotional Distance
F. Scott Fitzgerald Empathy, Detachment, Human Nature, Urban Life, Emotional Distance“In the end, we were all just humans. Drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Humanity, Healing, Disillusionment, Universal Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Humanity, Healing, Disillusionment, Universal Experience“Baseball is a game played by idiots for morons.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Baseball, Critique, Intelligence, Sports, Cynicism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Baseball, Critique, Intelligence, Sports, Cynicism“The history of my life is the history of the struggle between an overwhelming urge to write and a combination of circumstances bent on keeping me from it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Struggle, Ambition, Circumstances, Life Purpose
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Struggle, Ambition, Circumstances, Life Purpose“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“The greatest profound pain is cased by, and is the result of our own illusions, fantasies and dreams.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pain, Illusions, Dreams, Self-inflicted Suffering, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Pain, Illusions, Dreams, Self-inflicted Suffering, Human Nature