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
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More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“There was a kindliness about intoxication – there was that indescribable gloss and glamour it gave, like the memories of ephemeral and faded evenings.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Perception, Memories, Nostalgia, Human Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Perception, Memories, Nostalgia, Human Experience“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“I've heard it said that Daisy's murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charm, Manipulation, Attraction, Perception, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Charm, Manipulation, Attraction, Perception, Human Nature“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“I found something! Courage – just that; courage as a rule of life and something to cling to always.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Courage, Life Philosophy, Resilience, Inspiration, Personal Growth
F. Scott Fitzgerald Courage, Life Philosophy, Resilience, Inspiration, Personal Growth“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Addiction, Progression, Human Nature, Warning
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Addiction, Progression, Human Nature, Warning“A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Social Strategy, Success, Appearance, Gender Dynamics
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Social Strategy, Success, Appearance, Gender Dynamics“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“Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you – like music to the musician or Marxism to the Communist – or else it is nothing, an empty, formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Poetry, Passion, Art, Creativity, Criticism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Poetry, Passion, Art, Creativity, Criticism“Actually that's my secret – I can't even talk about you to anybody because I don't want any more people to know how wonderful you are.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Admiration, Secrecy, Possession, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Admiration, Secrecy, Possession, Human Nature“It is youth's felicity as well as its insufficiency that it can never live in the present, but must always be measuring up the day against its own radiantly imagined future.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Youth, Future, Imagination, Present Moment, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Youth, Future, Imagination, Present Moment, Human Nature“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genius, Action, Creativity, Manifestation, Human Potential
F. Scott Fitzgerald Genius, Action, Creativity, Manifestation, Human Potential“Those days are over. I have to be won all over again every time you see me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relationships, Change, Effort, Love, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Relationships, Change, Effort, Love, Human Nature“The men – the undergraduates of Yale and Princeton are cleaner, healthier, better-looking, better dressed, wealthier and more attractive than any undergraduate body in the country.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Education, Elitism, Appearance, Wealth, Comparison
F. Scott Fitzgerald Education, Elitism, Appearance, Wealth, Comparison“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perception, City Life, Beauty, Promise, Wonder
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perception, City Life, Beauty, Promise, Wonder“She wanted to crawl into his pocket and be safe forever.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Security, Desire For Protection, Intimacy, Vulnerability
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Security, Desire For Protection, Intimacy, Vulnerability“But I didn't call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone – he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Loneliness, Mystery, Symbolism, Observation, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Loneliness, Mystery, Symbolism, Observation, 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