F. Scott Fitzgerald

Novelist American 1896 – 1940

American novelist famous for The Great Gatsby.

374 quotes

"First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you."
Humor
"The very rich were different from other people."
Success
"I'll always love the person I am when I am with you."
Love
"Everybody has told you the truth."
Truth
"You become worthy of your dreams."
Dreams
"The problem is you are trying too hard to think."
Wisdom
"A man's past is not simply the past; it lives, grows, and clings."
History
"Isn't it funny how you never realize how unhappy you've been until you're happy."
Happiness
"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Friendship
"Forget her. Life is better when you stop wanting."
Peace
"You should have loved somebody like that."
Love
"Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind."
Creativity
"The human heart is in conflict with itself."
Truth
"Boats against the current."
Perseverance
"I have never been able to decide whether life is better than death."
Philosophy
"The difference between a good writer and a great writer is mostly editing."
Literature
"There was nothing to talk about anymore."
Relationships
"In my younger years, I wanted to change the world."
"The only way to win against the clock is not to race against it."
Time
"She was my North Star."
Love
"I fell in love when I was young."
Love
"The past cannot be changed."
Time
"Writing is easy. You only have to cross out the wrong words."
Literature
"There's nothing to worry about."
Peace
"The strongest of all warriors are these two: time and patience."
Patience
"I wanted my life back."
Freedom
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
Kindness
"Life cannot deny us anything we really want."
Dreams
"The world doesn't need to understand you."
Freedom
"Nothing is impossible until you make it that way."
Imagination