Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people's lives. Yet from this fog his affection emerged – the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relationships, Uncertainty, Affection, Human Connection, Perseverance
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“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“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth, Class Divide, Social Commentary, Human Nature, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Wealth, Class Divide, Social Commentary, Human Nature, Perception“His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Consciousness, Escape, Human Condition, Philosophy, Desire
F. Scott Fitzgerald Consciousness, Escape, Human Condition, Philosophy, Desire“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“Don't forget who you are and where you come from.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Identity, Roots, Self-awareness, Advice, Heritage
F. Scott Fitzgerald Identity, Roots, Self-awareness, Advice, Heritage“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“What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Shame, Storytelling, Human Nature, Secrets, Narrative
F. Scott Fitzgerald Shame, Storytelling, Human Nature, Secrets, Narrative“They were still in the happier stages of love. They were full of brave illusions about each other, tremendous illusions, so that the communion of self with self seemed to be on a plane where no other human relations mattered.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Illusion, Relationships, Human Nature, Idealization
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Illusion, Relationships, Human Nature, Idealization“It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ambition, Dreams, Journey, Self-improvement, Dissatisfaction
F. Scott Fitzgerald Ambition, Dreams, Journey, Self-improvement, Dissatisfaction“Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Envy, Fortune, Human Nature, Perspective, Resentment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Envy, Fortune, Human Nature, Perspective, Resentment“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“Better let it all alone in the depths of her heart and the depths of the sea.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Secrets, Emotions, Hidden Feelings, Metaphor, Letting Go
F. Scott Fitzgerald Secrets, Emotions, Hidden Feelings, Metaphor, Letting Go“New friends can often have a better time together than old friends.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Friendship, Novelty, Relationships, Social Dynamics, Change
F. Scott Fitzgerald Friendship, Novelty, Relationships, Social Dynamics, Change“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“It takes a genius to whine appealingly.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genius, Complaining, Skill, Irony, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Genius, Complaining, Skill, Irony, Human Nature“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“You have a place in my heart no one else ever could have.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Uniqueness, Affection, Relationships, Emotional Connection
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Uniqueness, Affection, Relationships, Emotional Connection“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