Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Transience, Nature, Life Cycle, Metaphor
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More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“No matter how low you go, there's always an unexplored basement.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Depth, Exploration, Human Nature, Pessimism, Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Depth, Exploration, Human Nature, Pessimism, Metaphor“I don't care about truth. I want some happiness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Truth, Happiness, Priorities, Desire, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Truth, Happiness, Priorities, Desire, Human Nature“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“Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Virtue, Self-perception, Human Nature, Morality, Irony
F. Scott Fitzgerald Virtue, Self-perception, Human Nature, Morality, Irony“I was within and without. Simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perspective, Duality, Life Experience, Fascination, Ambivalence
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perspective, Duality, Life Experience, Fascination, Ambivalence“No decent career was ever founded on a public.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Career, Public Opinion, Individuality, Success, Integrity
F. Scott Fitzgerald Career, Public Opinion, Individuality, Success, Integrity“The reason one writes isn't the fact he wants to say something. He writes because he has something to say.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Motivation, Expression, Creativity, Purpose
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Motivation, Expression, Creativity, Purpose“He dispensed starlight to casual moths.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description“This is what I think now: that the natural state of the sentient adult is a qualified unhappiness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Adulthood, Pessimism, Human Condition, Consciousness, Philosophy
F. Scott Fitzgerald Adulthood, Pessimism, Human Condition, Consciousness, Philosophy“She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perception, Misunderstanding, Simplicity, Fear, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perception, Misunderstanding, Simplicity, Fear, 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“I won't kiss you. It might get to be a habit and I can't get rid of habits.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Temptation, Self-control, Habits, Relationships, Caution
F. Scott Fitzgerald Temptation, Self-control, Habits, Relationships, Caution“For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. But they made no sound, and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Memory, Communication, Frustration, Ineffability, Human Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Memory, Communication, Frustration, Ineffability, Human Experience“A sense of responsibility would spoil her. She's too pretty.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Responsibility, Gender Stereotypes, Social Commentary, Irony
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Responsibility, Gender Stereotypes, Social Commentary, Irony“It appears that every man's insomnia is as different from his neighbours as are their daytime hopes and aspirations.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Insomnia, Individuality, Hopes, Human Nature, Sleep
F. Scott Fitzgerald Insomnia, Individuality, Hopes, Human Nature, Sleep“Every act of life, from the morning toothbrush to the friend at dinner, became an effort. I hated the night when I couldn't sleep and I hated the day because it went toward night.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Depression, Exhaustion, Despair, Daily Life, Mental Health
F. Scott Fitzgerald Depression, Exhaustion, Despair, Daily Life, Mental Health“I suppose books mean more than people to me anyway.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books, Reading, Human Connection, Priorities, Introversion
F. Scott Fitzgerald Books, Reading, Human Connection, Priorities, Introversion“All I think of ever is that I love you.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Obsession, Emotion, Relationships, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Obsession, Emotion, Relationships, Human Nature