f scott fitzgerald

“ I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life. ”

“ You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me. ”

“ His dark eyes took me in, and I wondered what they would look like if he fell in love. ”

“ Why don't you tell me that 'if the girl had been worth having she'd have waited for you'? No, sir, the girl really worth having won't wait for anybody. ”

“ Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. ”

“ I suppose all great happiness is a little sad. Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses. ”

“ When you're older you'll know what people who love suffer. ”

“ In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.' ”

“ For a while I lost sight of Jordan Baker, and then in midsummer I found her again. I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity. ”

“ I hope you live a life you're proud of and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over. ”