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

Quote by F Scott Fitzgerald

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At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves...

At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves...

His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people - his imagination had never really accepted...

His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people - his imagination had never really accepted...

Never confuse activity with action

Never confuse activity with action

You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something...

You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something...

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

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

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...

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

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

It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the...

It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the...

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic...

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic...

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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

You can stroke people with words.

You can stroke people with words.

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...

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...

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...

When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look...

When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when...