--- title: "9 Smiled Quotes By F. Scott Fitzgerald" description: "9 Smiled quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Plus more from F. Scott Fitzgerald and more Smiled sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_smiled_so-he-nodded-smiled-listened-was-happy-5_543301.jpg" --- > [“So he nodded, smiled, listened, was happy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/so-he-nodded-smiled-listened-was-happy/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_smiled_so-he-nodded-smiled-listened-was-happy-5_543301.jpg) > [“he smiled like a weather man”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/he-smiled-like-a-weather-man/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_smiled_he-smiled-like-a-weather-man-290629_290629.jpg) > [She smiled, a moving childish smile that was like all the lost youth in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/she-smiled-a-moving-childish-smile-that-was-like-all-the-lost-youth/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_lost_she-smiled-a-moving-childish-smile-that_2469145.jpg) > [“Spoken by Myrtle: " she smiled slowly, walking through her husband. Spoken by Jordan: "large parties are so intimate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/spoken-by-myrtle-she-smiled-slowly-walking-through-her-husband-spoken/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_marriage_spoken-by-myrtle-she-smiled-slowly-walki_2435681.jpg) > [“He stared at her, and the impression of her beauty grew until, uncommitted by a word, by even a formal introduction, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/he-stared-at-her-and-the-impression-of-her-beauty-grew-until/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_beauty_he-stared-at-her-and-the-impression-of-h_1285626.jpg) > [“He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/he-smiled-understandingly-much-more-than-understandingly-it-was-one/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_life_he-smiled-understandingly-much-more-than_1189307.jpg) > [She smiled at him, making sure that the smile gathered up everything inside her and directed it toward him, making him a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/she-smiled-at-him-making-sure-that-the-smile-gathered-up-everything/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6f/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_assurance_she-smiled-at-him-making-sure-that-the-s_694141.jpg) > [Then a strange thing happened. She turned to him and smiled, and as he saw her smile every rag of anger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/then-a-strange-thing-happened-she-turned-to-him-and-smiled-and-as-he/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_breasts_then-a-strange-thing-happened-she-turned_830258.jpg) > [He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/he-smiled-understandingly-much-more-than-understandingly-it-was-one-2/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_believe_he-smiled-understandingly-much-more-than_2304299.jpg) ## Other authors on Smiled ## More by F. Scott Fitzgerald > [“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/his-dream-must-have-seemed-so-close-that-he-could-hardly-fail-to/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“There was a ripe mystery about it, a hint of bedrooms upstairs more beautiful and cool than other bedrooms, of gay and radiant activities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/there-was-a-ripe-mystery-about-it-a-hint-of-bedrooms-upstairs-more/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-want-you-to-take-a-red-hot-bath-as-hot-as-you-can-bear-it-and-just/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/tireless-passion-fierce-jealousy-longing-to-possess-and-crush-these/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [I found something! Courage--just that; courage as a rule of life and something to cling to always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-found-something-courage-just-that-courage-as-a-rule-of-life-and/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“Life is a series of successful gestures...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/life-is-a-series-of-successful-gestures/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“Another dawn flung itself across the river; a belated taxi hurried along the street, its lamps still shining like burning eyes in a face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/another-dawn-flung-itself-across-the-river-a-belated-taxi-hurried/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“She plucked a twig and broke it, but she found no spring in it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/she-plucked-a-twig-and-broke-it-but-she-found-no-spring-in-it/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-go-through-the-world-giving-other-people/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [The Montana sunset lay between the mountains like a giant bruise from which darkened arteries spread across a poisoned sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/the-montana-sunset-lay-between-the-mountains-like-a-giant-bruise-from/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“You loved me too?" he repeated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/you-loved-me-too-he-repeated/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“He was good looking, "sort of distinguished when he wants to be", had a line, and was properly inconstant. In fact, he summed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/he-was-good-looking-sort-of-distinguished-when-he-wants-to-be-had-a/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [What are you going to do? "Can't say - run for president, write -" "Greenwich Village?" "Good heavens, no - I said write -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/what-are-you-going-to-do-can-t-say-run-for-president-write-greenwich/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“The latter was considered a good fellow and a fine leader, until a year later, when he disappeared with a mess fund of eleven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/the-latter-was-considered-a-good-fellow-and-a-fine-leader-until-a/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/it-eluded-us-then-but-that-s-no-matter-tomorrow-we-will-run-faster/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/smiled/f-scott-fitzgerald/#itemlist", "name": "9 Smiled Quotes By F. 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