I am a woman and my business is to hold things together. My business is to tear them apart.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gender Roles, Contradiction, Power, Destruction, Creation
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“To write it, it took three months; to conceive it three minutes; to collect the data in it all my life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Creativity, Time, Experience, Process
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Creativity, Time, Experience, Process“It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Kindness, Impact, Positivity, Human Interaction, Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Kindness, Impact, Positivity, Human Interaction, Metaphor“Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves, of the freshness of many clothes, and of Daisy, gleaming like silver, safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Youth, Class Divide, Materialism, Social Critique
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Youth, Class Divide, Materialism, Social Critique“Out of the corner of his eye Gatsby saw that the blocks of the sidewalks really formed a ladder and mounted to a secret place above the trees – he could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ambition, Imagination, Solitude, Life’s Mysteries, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Ambition, Imagination, Solitude, Life’s Mysteries, Perception“Breathing dreams like air.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dreams, Aspiration, Metaphor, Human Nature, Inspiration
F. Scott Fitzgerald Dreams, Aspiration, Metaphor, Human Nature, Inspiration“Dear, don't think of getting out of bed yet. I've always suspected that early rising in early life makes one nervous.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relaxation, Routine, Advice, Humor, Lifestyle
F. Scott Fitzgerald Relaxation, Routine, Advice, Humor, Lifestyle“She smiled at him, making sure that the smile gathered up everything inside her and directed it toward him, making him a profound promise of herself for so little, for the beat of a response, the assurance of a complimentary vibration in him.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Attraction, Communication, Promise, Connection, Human Interaction
F. Scott Fitzgerald Attraction, Communication, Promise, Connection, Human Interaction“Action is character.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Behavior, Identity, Philosophy, Human Nature, Self-definition
F. Scott Fitzgerald Behavior, Identity, Philosophy, Human Nature, Self-definition“Work like hell! I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perseverance, Writing, Success, Determination, Struggle
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perseverance, Writing, Success, Determination, Struggle“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“I never believe much in happiness. I never believe in misery either. Those are things you see on the stage or the screen or the printed page, they never really happen to you in life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Happiness, Misery, Reality, Perception, Cynicism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Happiness, Misery, Reality, Perception, Cynicism“To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pessimism, Danger, Perspective, Psychology, Irony
F. Scott Fitzgerald Pessimism, Danger, Perspective, Psychology, Irony“They were smiling at each other as if this was the beginning of the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, New Beginnings, Human Connection, Optimism, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, New Beginnings, Human Connection, Optimism, Perception“They were still in the happier stages of love. They were full of brave illusions about each other, tremendous illusions, so that the communion of self with self seemed to be on a plane where no other human relations mattered.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Illusion, Relationships, Human Nature, Idealization
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Illusion, Relationships, Human Nature, Idealization“An unread book is just a block of paper.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reading, Knowledge, Potential, Books, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading, Knowledge, Potential, Books, Wisdom“I'm not used to being loved. I wouldn't know what to do.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Vulnerability, Inexperience, Human Nature, Self-awareness
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Vulnerability, Inexperience, Human Nature, Self-awareness“When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he is rather tired of something in himself.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Youth, Disillusionment, Self-reflection, Life, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Youth, Disillusionment, Self-reflection, Life, Human Nature“All the bright precious things fade so fast.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Transience, Beauty, Time, Melancholy, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Transience, Beauty, Time, Melancholy, Observation