F. Scott Fitzgerald

Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Writer · American · 1896–1940

American writer (1896–1940)

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“No grand idea was ever born in a conference but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“First you take a drink then the drink takes a drink then the drink takes you.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“Grow up and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist but in the ability to start over.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“Writers aren't exactly people they're a whole lot of people trying to be one person.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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