Learn young about hard work and manners – and you'll be through the whole dirty mess and nicely dead again before you know it.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Advice, Work Ethic, Manners, Cynicism, Mortality
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“There was even a recurrent idea in America about an education that would leave out history and the past, that should be a sort of equipment for aerial adventure, weighed down by none of the stowaways of inheritance or tradition.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Education, History, American Culture, Progress, Tradition
F. Scott Fitzgerald Education, History, American Culture, Progress, Tradition“He knew women early and since they spoiled him he became contemptuous of them, of young virgins because they were ignorant, of the others because they were hysterical about things which in his overwhelming self-absorption he took for granted.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Misogyny, Self-absorption, Experience, Judgment, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Misogyny, Self-absorption, Experience, Judgment, Human Nature“I love her, and that's the beginning and end of everything.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Devotion, Simplicity, Emotion, Totality
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Devotion, Simplicity, Emotion, Totality“A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Attraction, Emotion, Communication, Human Connection, Sensory Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Attraction, Emotion, Communication, Human Connection, Sensory Experience“Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Change, Ideas, Ego, Dissatisfaction, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Change, Ideas, Ego, Dissatisfaction, Human Nature“Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time. – The Great Gatsby.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Loyalty, Human Nature, Relationships, Self-awareness
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Loyalty, Human Nature, Relationships, Self-awareness“Here's to alcohol, the rose colored glasses of life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Perception, Coping Mechanism, Life’s Illusions, Toast
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Perception, Coping Mechanism, Life’s Illusions, Toast“I'm more beautiful than anybody else," she said brokenly, "why can't I be happy?” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Happiness, Self-perception, Dissatisfaction, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Happiness, Self-perception, Dissatisfaction, Human Nature“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“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“Begin with an individual, and before you know it you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find you have created – nothing.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Individuality, Stereotypes, Creativity, Writing, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Individuality, Stereotypes, Creativity, Writing, Observation“Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Switzerland, Beginnings, Endings, Observation, Cultural Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Switzerland, Beginnings, Endings, Observation, Cultural Commentary“Her voice sounded like money.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Perception, Character, Description, Social Class
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Perception, Character, Description, Social Class“Life was a damned muddle – a football game with everyone offside and the referee gotten rid of – everyone claiming the referee would have been on his side.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life, Chaos, Metaphor, Fairness, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life, Chaos, Metaphor, Fairness, Human Nature“Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hope, Ambition, Future, Perseverance, Human Spirit
F. Scott Fitzgerald Hope, Ambition, Future, Perseverance, Human Spirit“Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Family, Conflict, Pain, Healing, Relationships
F. Scott Fitzgerald Family, Conflict, Pain, Healing, Relationships“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“Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Transience, Nature, Life Cycle, Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Transience, Nature, Life Cycle, Metaphor