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

Quote by F Scott Fitzgerald

Topics: F Scott Fitzgerald Quotes

Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from...

Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from...

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

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...

There are no second acts in American lives.

There are no second acts in American lives.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

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,...

It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they...

It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they...

Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. Theyre not like...

Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. Theyre not like...

In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o'clock in the...

In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o'clock in the...

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

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.

I love her and that's the beginning of everything.

I love her and that's the beginning of everything.

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.

Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The...

Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The...

Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard....

Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard....

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...

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as...

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as...

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the...

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...