I hope I haven't given you the impression that I consider kissing intrinsically irrational.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Kissing, Rationality, Humor, Human Behavior, Social Norms
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“That's the whole burden of this novel – the loss of those illusions that give such color to the world that you don't care whether things are true or false as long as they partake of the magical glory.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Illusion, Disillusionment, Truth, Beauty, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Illusion, Disillusionment, Truth, Beauty, Perception“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“They weren't happy, and neither of them had touched the chicken or the ale – and yet they weren't unhappy either. There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relationships, Intimacy, Observation, Ambiguity, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Relationships, Intimacy, Observation, Ambiguity, Human Nature“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Literature, Universality, Belonging, Human Condition, Connection
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literature, Universality, Belonging, Human Condition, Connection“Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perspective, Focus, Life Philosophy, Simplicity, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perspective, Focus, Life Philosophy, Simplicity, Observation“Great books write themselves, only bad books have to be written.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Creativity, Quality, Inspiration, Literary Criticism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Creativity, Quality, Inspiration, Literary Criticism“Is your generation so soft that they talk of going to pieces if life doesn't always present itself in terms of beautiful, easy decisions?” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Generational Critique, Resilience, Life Challenges, Decision-making, Social Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Generational Critique, Resilience, Life Challenges, Decision-making, Social Commentary“Prose talent depends on having something to say and an interesting, highly developed way of saying it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Talent, Communication, Skill, Creativity
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Talent, Communication, Skill, Creativity“It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perspective, Change, Adaptation, Disillusionment, Growth
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perspective, Change, Adaptation, Disillusionment, Growth“Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature“New York had all the iridescence of the beginning of the world. The returning troops marched up Fifth Avenue and girls were instinctively drawn East and North toward them – this was the greatest nation and there was gala in the air.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
New York, Patriotism, Post-war Euphoria, National Pride, Atmosphere
F. Scott Fitzgerald New York, Patriotism, Post-war Euphoria, National Pride, Atmosphere“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“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Resilience, Perspective, Failure, Hope, Perseverance
F. Scott Fitzgerald Resilience, Perspective, Failure, Hope, Perseverance“Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Envy, Fortune, Human Nature, Perspective, Resentment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Envy, Fortune, Human Nature, Perspective, Resentment“The rhythm of the weekend, with its birth, its planned gaiety, and its announced end, followed the rhythm of life and was a substitute for it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Time, Routine, Life Metaphor, Societal Norms, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Time, Routine, Life Metaphor, Societal Norms, Human Nature“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 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“The trouble is that sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn't know what she's doing.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Judgment, Behavior, Perception, Gender Stereotypes, Critique
F. Scott Fitzgerald Judgment, Behavior, Perception, Gender Stereotypes, Critique