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
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More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aging, Women, American Culture, Dissatisfaction, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Aging, Women, American Culture, Dissatisfaction, Observation“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“Beware the artist who's an intellectual also. The artist who doesn't fit.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Art, Intellect, Conformity, Creativity, Warning
F. Scott Fitzgerald Art, Intellect, Conformity, Creativity, Warning“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“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“God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Morality, Omniscience, Deception, Religion, Guilt
F. Scott Fitzgerald Morality, Omniscience, Deception, Religion, Guilt“The cleverly expressed opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Contrarianism, Originality, Value, Ideas, Social Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Contrarianism, Originality, Value, Ideas, Social Commentary“The victor belongs to the spoils.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Success, Victory, Consequences, Irony, Reversal Of Phrase
F. Scott Fitzgerald Success, Victory, Consequences, Irony, Reversal Of Phrase“How I feel is that if I wanted anything I'd take it. That's what I've always thought all my life. But it happens that I want you, and so I just haven't room for any other desires.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Desire, Love, Self-awareness, Singularity Of Focus, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Desire, Love, Self-awareness, Singularity Of Focus, Human Nature“The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption – and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream, as he waved them good-by.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Appearances, Dreams, Corruption, Farewell, Contrast
F. Scott Fitzgerald Appearances, Dreams, Corruption, Farewell, Contrast“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Persistence, Struggle, Time, Nostalgia, Human Condition
F. Scott Fitzgerald Persistence, Struggle, Time, Nostalgia, Human Condition“Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gender, Influence, Relationships, Personality, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Gender, Influence, Relationships, Personality, Observation“This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding – it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Desire, Dreams, Aesthetics, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Desire, Dreams, Aesthetics, Perception“Wilson's glazed eyes turned out to the ashheaps, where small gray clouds took on fantastic shape and scurried here and there in the faint dawn wind.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Description, Atmosphere, Imagination, Nature, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Description, Atmosphere, Imagination, Nature, Observation“He looked at her the way all women want to be looked at by a man.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Desire, Attraction, Gender Dynamics, Perception, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Desire, Attraction, Gender Dynamics, Perception, Human Nature“It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mystery, Gossip, Intrigue, Reputation, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Mystery, Gossip, Intrigue, Reputation, Human Nature“I want to be a society vampire, you see.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ambition, Social Status, Desire, Identity, Superficiality
F. Scott Fitzgerald Ambition, Social Status, Desire, Identity, Superficiality“Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people's lives. Yet from this fog his affection emerged – the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relationships, Uncertainty, Affection, Human Connection, Perseverance
F. Scott Fitzgerald Relationships, Uncertainty, Affection, Human Connection, Perseverance