“The mind of a little child is fascinating, for it looks on old things with new eyes-but at about twelve this changes. The adolescent offers nothing, can do nothing, say nothing that the adult cannot do better.”
Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Work
Collected Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works
The letters provide insight into Fitzgerald's personal life, literary career, and the cultural landscape of his time. more
Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, renowned for his works that encapsulate the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. His most celebrated novel, 'The Great Gatsby,' is a critical and commercial success, reflecting the themes of the American Dream and the decline of the American upper class. more
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Source: The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works
“Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you”
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“A promise is binding in the inverse ratio of the numbers to whom it is made.”
Source: The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
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“Grief even in a child hates the light and shrinks from human eyes.”
Source: The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: And Other Writings
“The public is a bad guesser.”
Source: De Quincey's Writings: Theological essays and other papers. 1854
“Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers.”
Source: Time Enough for Love
“That old saw about the early bird just proves that the worm should have stayed in bed.”