Well, I can't describe her exactly-except to say that she was beautiful. She was-tremendously alive.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Vitality, Description, Human Nature, Perception
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More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“You are mysterious, I love you. You're beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous, and that's the rarest known combination.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Admiration, Uniqueness, Virtues, Human Qualities
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Admiration, Uniqueness, Virtues, Human Qualities“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“For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. But they made no sound, and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Memory, Communication, Frustration, Ineffability, Human Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Memory, Communication, Frustration, Ineffability, Human Experience“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“I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night, and the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines gives to the restless eye.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
City Life, Excitement, Observation, Restlessness, Human Activity
F. Scott Fitzgerald City Life, Excitement, Observation, Restlessness, Human Activity“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
F. Scott Fitzgerald Alcohol, Memory, Time Perception, Nostalgia, Escapism“Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Advertising, Criticism, Honesty, Business, Social Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Advertising, Criticism, Honesty, Business, Social Commentary“The rich are different from us.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Class Divide, Social Commentary, Observation, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Class Divide, Social Commentary, Observation, Human Nature“I want to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Connection, Existence, Desire, Intimacy
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Connection, Existence, Desire, Intimacy“If all your clothes are worn to the same state, it means you go out too much.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Social Life, Clothing, Lifestyle, Observation, Humor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Social Life, Clothing, Lifestyle, Observation, Humor“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“Was it the infinite sadness of her eyes that drew him or the mirror of himself that he found in the gorgeous clarity of her mind?” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Attraction, Sadness, Self-reflection, Mind, Love
F. Scott Fitzgerald Attraction, Sadness, Self-reflection, Mind, Love“After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Youth, Aging, Life, Perspective, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Youth, Aging, Life, Perspective, Human Nature“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
F. Scott Fitzgerald Aging, Women, American Culture, Dissatisfaction, Observation“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“For what it's worth. it's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you've never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you're not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Inspiration, Life Advice, Change, Self-improvement, Courage
F. Scott Fitzgerald Inspiration, Life Advice, Change, Self-improvement, Courage“Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Philosophy, Struggle, Satisfaction, Pessimism, Resilience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life Philosophy, Struggle, Satisfaction, Pessimism, Resilience“Marriage was created not to be a background but to need one. Mine is going to be outstanding. It can't, shan't be the setting – it's going to be the performance, the lively, lovely, glamorous performance, and the world shall be the scenery.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Marriage, Ambition, Performance, Life Goals, Individuality
F. Scott Fitzgerald Marriage, Ambition, Performance, Life Goals, Individuality“At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. That's a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try. There are only diamonds in the whole world, diamonds and perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Temporality, Experience, Disillusionment, Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Temporality, Experience, Disillusionment, Metaphor