F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes

Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American writer in the jazz age, best known for 'The Great Gatsby'.

Born September 24, 1896
Died December 21, 1940
Aged 44 years old

Books by F. Scott Fitzgerald


Best Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.”

“I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.”

“It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.”

“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”

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“I have little left in myself – I must have you. The world may laugh – may call me absurd, selfish – but it does not signify. My very soul demands you: it will be satisfied, or it will take deadly vengeance on its frame.”

Jane Eyre


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