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“Afterward she remembered the times when she had felt the happiest. The first time was when she and Dick danced together and she felt her beauty sparkling bright against his tall, strong form as they floated, hovering like people in an amusing dream—he turned her here and there with such a delicacy of suggestion that she was like a bright bouquet, a piece of precious cloth being displayed before fifty eyes.”

Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Tender is the Night

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night is a complex narrative that explores themes of love, illness, and the human condition. The story is centered around the marriage of Dick and Nicole Diver, who struggle with their personal demons and the complexities of their relationship amidst the backdrop of a sanatorium in the South of France. more

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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“整个大自然都力求达到快乐。快乐使得嫩草生长,芽苞勃发,蓓蕾开放。快乐把花冠安置在阳光的抚吻之下。快乐邀请一切生物结亲成婚。快乐使迟钝的幼虫成蛹,并使蝶蛾从蛹的牢狱中遁出,在快乐的指引下,一切都渴望更多的惬意,更多的觉醒,渴望进步……这就是为什么我在快乐中比在书本中能学到更多的东西,这就是为什么书本使我开窍的次数不多,使我变糊涂的次数倒不少。 在快乐中不存在着深思熟虑和讲究方法。我不假思索就跃入欢乐的海洋。我对自己能在海上浮游,不为海水吞没而感到十分惊奇。正是在快乐中,我们的整个存在意识到了自己。 这一切都不需要下什么决心。我沉湎于快乐是非常自然的事。以前我常听人说,人的天性是恶的,但我希望加以检验。不过,我觉得自己主要是对旁人感到好奇,而不是对自己。或者说得更确切些:肉欲在暗中起着作用,寻求迷人的混杂,把我抛出自我之外。 对我来说,只要我还没弄清楚自己是什么人,追求一种道德就不是很聪明的事,甚至是不可能的。我停止寻觅自己,为的是在爱之中找到自己。 在某个阶段,必须抛弃任何道德,不再抵制欲望。唯独欲望能给我教育。我顺从了欲望。”