“He desired her and, so far as her virginal emotions went, she contemplated a surrender with equanimity. Yet she knew she would… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“He fought with a desire to kiss her again, even tenderly, and began to tell her that she was being unwise, but… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Our thoughts were frosty mist along the eaves; our two ghosts kissed, high on the long, mazed wires - eerie half-laughter echoes… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
They were still in the happier stages of love. They were full of brave illusions about each other, tremendous illusions, so that… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Yet how bored they both looked, and how wearily Ethel regarded Jim sometimes, as if she wondered why she had trained the… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“He felt that if he had a love he would have hung her picture just facing the tub so that, lost in… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
When you're older you'll know what people who love suffer. The agony. It's better to be cold and young than to love.… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“The reaction came when he realized the waste and extravagance involved. He somtimes looked back with awe at the carnivals of affection… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Clark," she said softly, "I wouldn't change you for the world. You're sweet the way you are. The things that'll make you… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“He stared at her, and the impression of her beauty grew until, uncommitted by a word, by even a formal introduction, he… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Stahr's eyes and Kathleen's met and tangled. For an instant they made love as no one ever dares to do after. Their… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I love this simply because it's cute, and I guess it's a sign of the times in many respect. It's pretty much… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
all the time something within her was crying for a decision. She wanted her life shaped now, immediately — and the decision… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“There was the starlight set upon the brilliant darkness; and there were her pale cool cheeks, and he let himself be lost… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“There was a ripe mystery about it, a hint of bedrooms upstairs more beautiful and cool than other bedrooms, of gay and radiant activities… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I want you to take a red-hot bath as hot as you can bear it, and just relax your nerves. You can read in… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Tireless passion, fierce jealousy, longing to possess and crush-these alone were left of all his love for Rosalind; these remained to him as payment… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I found something! Courage--just that; courage as a rule of life and something to cling to always. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Another dawn flung itself across the river; a belated taxi hurried along the street, its lamps still shining like burning eyes in a face… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“She plucked a twig and broke it, but she found no spring in it.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“I'm one of those people who go through the world giving other people thrills but getting few myself except those I read into men… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
The Montana sunset lay between the mountains like a giant bruise from which darkened arteries spread across a poisoned sky. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“He was good looking, "sort of distinguished when he wants to be", had a line, and was properly inconstant. In fact, he summed up… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
What are you going to do? "Can't say - run for president, write -" "Greenwich Village?" "Good heavens, no - I said write -… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“The latter was considered a good fellow and a fine leader, until a year later, when he disappeared with a mess fund of eleven… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image