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Famous F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story.”
“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be.”
“That however the brains and abilities of men may differ, their stomachs are essentially the same.”
“Debut: the first time a young girl is seen drunk in public.”
“It takes a genius to whine appealingly.”
“"I was counting the waves", replied Amory gravely, "I'm going in for statistics".”
“Nothing any good isn't hard.”
“The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.”
“He felt married to her, that was all.”
“In short, you have only your emotions to sell. This is the experience of all writers.”
“Work like hell! I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story.”
“There has never been an American tragedy. There have only been great failures.”
“A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich.”
“Almost everybody can be imagined as either a cat or a dog.”
“The cleverly expressed opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody.”
“Feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember”
“Beware the artist who's an intellectual also. The artist who doesn't fit.”
“The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American.”
“I wish I could write. I get these ideas but I never seem to be able to put them in words.”