As we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat's shoulder and the formidable stroke of thirty died away with the reassuring pressure of her hand.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aging, Comfort, Human Connection, Time, Intimacy
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“You are the loveliest thing that I have ever known.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Admiration, Beauty, Human Connection, Emotion
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Admiration, Beauty, Human Connection, Emotion“Over the great bridge, with the sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
City, Perception, Beauty, Promise, Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald City, Perception, Beauty, Promise, Description“The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Cultural Comparison, Routine, Acceptance, Lifestyle
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Cultural Comparison, Routine, Acceptance, Lifestyle“In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o'clock in the morning, day after day.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Despair, Spiritual Crisis, Time, Emotional Struggle, Human Condition
F. Scott Fitzgerald Despair, Spiritual Crisis, Time, Emotional Struggle, Human Condition“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“I want to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Connection, Existence, Desire, Intimacy
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Connection, Existence, Desire, Intimacy“He talked a lot about the past and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nostalgia, Self-identity, Love, Past, Regret
F. Scott Fitzgerald Nostalgia, Self-identity, Love, Past, Regret“Lie to me by the moonlight. Do a fabulous story.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Deception, Storytelling, Romance, Imagination, Human Desire
F. Scott Fitzgerald Deception, Storytelling, Romance, Imagination, Human Desire“Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Charm, Values, Attraction, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Charm, Values, Attraction, Human Nature“I don't want just words. If that's all you have for me, you'd better go.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Communication, Substance, Relationships, Expectations, Disappointment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Communication, Substance, Relationships, Expectations, Disappointment“This unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the irises of children's eyes.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Storytelling, Imagery, Color, Nature, Perspective
F. Scott Fitzgerald Storytelling, Imagery, Color, Nature, Perspective“I don't want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Experience, Innocence, Desire, Repetition, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Experience, Innocence, Desire, Repetition, Human Nature“Don't forget who you are and where you come from.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Identity, Roots, Self-awareness, Advice, Heritage
F. Scott Fitzgerald Identity, Roots, Self-awareness, Advice, Heritage“So there was not an "I" anymore-not a basis on which I could organize my self-respect-save my limitless capacity for toil that it seemed I possessed no more.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Identity, Self-respect, Work Ethic, Loss, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Identity, Self-respect, Work Ethic, Loss, Human Nature“The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Expatriation, Cultural Identity, Idealization, Travel, American Culture
F. Scott Fitzgerald Expatriation, Cultural Identity, Idealization, Travel, American Culture“Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people's opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Self-perception, Social Anxiety, Human Nature, Opinion, Psychology
F. Scott Fitzgerald Self-perception, Social Anxiety, Human Nature, Opinion, Psychology“His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Consciousness, Escape, Human Condition, Philosophy, Desire
F. Scott Fitzgerald Consciousness, Escape, Human Condition, Philosophy, Desire“I care not who hoes the lettuce of my country if I can eat the salad!” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Patriotism, Priorities, Humor, Food, Politics
F. Scott Fitzgerald Patriotism, Priorities, Humor, Food, Politics