And it occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well.

Quote by F Scott Fitzgerald

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To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth...

My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth...

It occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race,...

It occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race,...

There are no second acts in American lives.

There are no second acts in American lives.

Nick, on the Buchanans: They were careless people, Tom and Daisy -- they smashed up...

Nick, on the Buchanans: They were careless people, Tom and Daisy -- they smashed up...

Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy.

Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy.

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'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...

The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs.

The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs.

Her voice is full of money.

Her voice is full of money.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

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...

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

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...

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like...

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like...

When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how...

When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how...

Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness.

Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness.

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...

Trouble has no necessary connection with discouragement. Discouragement has a germ of its own, as...

Trouble has no necessary connection with discouragement. Discouragement has a germ of its own, as...

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own...

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own...