An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and…

Quote by F Scott Fitzgerald

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Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest...

Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest...

You can stroke people with words.

You can stroke people with words.

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front...

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front...

Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.

Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.

No decent career was ever founded on a public.

No decent career was ever founded on a public.

An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of...

An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of...

For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or...

For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or...

No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas...

No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas...

When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he...

When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he...

I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against...

I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against...

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and...

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and...

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around...

The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around...

I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me...

I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me...

Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What...

Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What...

It appears that every mans insomnia is as different from his neighbours as are their...

It appears that every mans insomnia is as different from his neighbours as are their...

No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like...

No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like...

Speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again.

Speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again.

What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next...

What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next...