Thirty – the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning brief-case of enthusiasm, thinning hair.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aging, Loneliness, Disillusionment, Time, Human Condition
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“There are no second acts in American lives.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Culture, Life Chances, Destiny, Critique, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald American Culture, Life Chances, Destiny, Critique, Human Nature“He dispensed starlight to casual moths.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description“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“Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Open-mindedness, Perspective, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Open-mindedness, Perspective, Wisdom“God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Morality, Omniscience, Deception, Religion, Guilt
F. Scott Fitzgerald Morality, Omniscience, Deception, Religion, Guilt“But the brilliance, the versatility of madness is akin to the resourcefulness of water seeping through, over, and around a dike.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Madness, Adaptability, Metaphor, Resilience, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Madness, Adaptability, Metaphor, Resilience, Human Nature“The mind of a little child is fascinating, for it looks on old things with new eyes-but at about twelve this changes. The adolescent offers nothing, can do nothing, say nothing that the adult cannot do better.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Childhood, Perception, Adolescence, Aging, Human Development
F. Scott Fitzgerald Childhood, Perception, Adolescence, Aging, Human Development“I have never wished there was a God to call on- I have often wished there was a God to thank.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gratitude, Atheism, Belief, Perspective, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Gratitude, Atheism, Belief, Perspective, Human Nature“The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alcohol, Cultural Comparison, Routine, Acceptance, Lifestyle
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Cultural Comparison, Routine, Acceptance, Lifestyle“In fact, I once imagined you loved me a little bit, if you'll excuse the presumption.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Imagination, Vulnerability, Self-doubt, Relationships
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Imagination, Vulnerability, Self-doubt, Relationships“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Empathy, Privilege, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Empathy, Privilege, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature“How strange to have failed as a social creature – even criminals do not fail that way – they are the law's "Loyal Opposition," so to speak. But the insane are always mere guests on earth, eternal strangers carrying around broken decalogues that they cannot read.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Insanity, Social Isolation, Human Condition, Mental Health, Alienation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Insanity, Social Isolation, Human Condition, Mental Health, Alienation“The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Success, Youth, Romanticism, Life Perspective, Optimism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Success, Youth, Romanticism, Life Perspective, Optimism“Life plays the same lovely and agonizing joke on all of us.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life, Humor, Universality, Human Condition, Irony
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life, Humor, Universality, Human Condition, Irony“So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Anticipation, Cosmic Imagery, Perception, Metaphor, Patience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Anticipation, Cosmic Imagery, Perception, Metaphor, Patience“I talk with the authority of failure – Ernest with the authority of success. We could never sit across the same table again.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Failure, Success, Relationships, Perspective, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Failure, Success, Relationships, Perspective, Human Nature“No one person in the world is necessary to you or to me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Independence, Human Relationships, Self-reliance, Perspective, Philosophy
F. Scott Fitzgerald Independence, Human Relationships, Self-reliance, Perspective, Philosophy“Nothing any good isn't hard.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Effort, Value, Achievement, Wisdom, Life Philosophy
F. Scott Fitzgerald Effort, Value, Achievement, Wisdom, Life Philosophy