The drink made past happy things contemporary with the present, as if they were still going on, contemporary even with the future as if they were about to happen again.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Memory, Time Perception, Nostalgia, Escapism
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Gratitude | Expatriation | Performance | Virtue | Secrets | Imitation | Physicality | Possession | Tranquility | Devotion | Emotional Depth | Personal Development | City Life | Shared Experiences | Inspiration | Class Divide | Baseball | Poetry | Delusion | Gender Roles | More
More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“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“There has never been an American tragedy. There have only been great failures.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Culture, Tragedy, Failure, National Identity, Perspective
F. Scott Fitzgerald American Culture, Tragedy, Failure, National Identity, Perspective“One hurries through, even though there's time; the past, the continent, is behind; the future is the glowing mouth in the side of the ship; the dim, turbulent alley is too confusedly the present.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Time, Past, Future, Present, Journey Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Time, Past, Future, Present, Journey Metaphor“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“You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Motivation, Creativity, Expression, Purpose
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Motivation, Creativity, Expression, Purpose“To most women art is a form of scandal.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Art, Gender, Perception, Scandal, Social Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Art, Gender, Perception, Scandal, Social Commentary“Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Intelligence, Circumstance, Adaptability, Human Nature, Perspective
F. Scott Fitzgerald Intelligence, Circumstance, Adaptability, Human Nature, Perspective“The water reached up for her, pulled her down tenderly out of the heat, seeped in her hair and ran into the corners of her body. She turned round and round in it, embracing it, wallowing in it.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sensuality, Nature, Immersion, Pleasure, Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Sensuality, Nature, Immersion, Pleasure, Description“Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Action, Regional Differences, Pragmatism, Philosophy, American Culture
F. Scott Fitzgerald Action, Regional Differences, Pragmatism, Philosophy, American Culture“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“Beautiful things only grow to a certain height, and then they fail and fade off.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Transience, Growth, Limitations, Human Condition
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Transience, Growth, Limitations, Human Condition“I like France, where everybody thinks he's Napoleon – down here everybody thinks he's Christ.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cultural Comparison, Ego, Delusion, Social Commentary, Humor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Cultural Comparison, Ego, Delusion, Social Commentary, Humor“What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next thirty years?” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Future, Uncertainty, Time, Existential Question, Life Planning
F. Scott Fitzgerald Future, Uncertainty, Time, Existential Question, Life Planning“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Insomnia, Frustration, Human Experience, Struggle, Mental State
F. Scott Fitzgerald Insomnia, Frustration, Human Experience, Struggle, Mental State“I had traded the fight against love for the fight against loneliness, the fight against life for the fight against death.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Loneliness, Life, Death, Human Struggle
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Loneliness, Life, Death, Human Struggle“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“The sign of intelligence is the ability to carry opposed thoughts at the same time.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Intelligence, Contradiction, Cognitive Ability, Mental Flexibility, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Intelligence, Contradiction, Cognitive Ability, Mental Flexibility, Wisdom“The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens – finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Description, Nature, Imagery, Wealth, Extravagance
F. Scott Fitzgerald Description, Nature, Imagery, Wealth, Extravagance