Quotes by Scott Fitzgerald Scott Fitzgerald said famously that "he who invented consciousness would have a lot to be blamed for." But he also forgot that without consciousness, he would have no access to true happiness or even the possibility of transcendence. Antonio Damasio scott-fitzgeraldtrue-happinessbrain With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks, you've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books. Bob Dylan scott-fitzgeraldcrooksbook I really like 'This Side of Paradise' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I think it's a cool description of a character. Bridgit Mendler scott-fitzgeraldcharacterthinking If you look at any list of great modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll notice two things about them: Dave Barry scott-fitzgeraldeditorstwo What is most appalling in an F. Scott Fitzgerald book is that it is peopleless fiction: Fitzgerald writes about spectral, muscledsuits; dresses, hats, and sleeves which have some sort of vague, libidinous throb. These are plainly the product of sickness. Edward Dahlberg scott-fitzgeraldwritingbook He remembered poor Julian [actually F. Scott Fitzgerald] and his romantic awe of them and how he had started a story once that began, "The very rich are different from you and me." And how someone had said to Julian, "Yes, they have more money." Ernest Hemingway scott-fitzgeraldmoneydifferent Scott Fitzgerald was mortally afraid of lightning. Ernest Hemingway scott-fitzgeraldlightning I fantasised about F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' - I loved it, and then I read everything J. D. Salinger had to offer. Then I was turned on to Kerouac, and his spontaneous prose, his stream of consciousness way of writing. I admired him so much, and I romanticised so much about the '40s and '50s. Garrett Hedlund scott-fitzgeraldwritingway F. Scott Fitzgerald is the first of the last generation. Gertrude Stein scott-fitzgeraldgenerationslasts As for the writers who have influenced me they are many. Hemingway, Chandler, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, William Goldman, Flannery O'Conner, Carson McCullers, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and so many others. As a kid Kipling and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Robert E. Howard. Joe R. Lansdale scott-fitzgeraldrayskids Writers are notoriously unable to know about themselves. Faulkner thought 'The Fable' was his best novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald liked 'Tender Is the Night,' an experimental novel. Joyce Carol Oates scott-fitzgeraldfablesnight I worship F. Scott Fitzgerald and I love his writing. Madonna Ciccone scott-fitzgeraldworshipwriting I very comprehensively studied Irving Thalberg and his biographies. He's who [Scott] Fitzgerald roughly modeled the character after. He worked for him, as a writer, when he was at MGM. And, of course, I revisited the novel and the politics of MGM and the studio system at the time and familiarized myself with the world. There was a great deal of physical and literary work that went into it. Matt Bomer scott-fitzgeraldcharacterworld F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent. Mason Cooley prolongingscott-fitzgeraldtalent Rich people don't have to have a life-and-death relationship with the truth and its questions; they can ignore the truth and still thrive materially. I am not surprised many of them understand literature only as an ornament. Life is an ornament to them, relationships are ornaments, their “work” is but a flimsy, pretty ornament meant to momentarily thrill and capture attention. Why didn't I reread my F. Scott Fitzgerald sooner? I might have saved myself some time. Sergio Troncoso scott-fitzgeraldlife-and-deathpeople How about your favorite book?" "This Side of Paradise by From. Scott Fitzgerald." "Why?" "Because it was the last one I read." This made them laugh because they knew I meant it honest, not show-off. Then they told me their favorites, and we sat quiet. Stephen Chbosky scott-fitzgeraldlaughingbook I originally wanted to be F. Scott Fitzgerald, but failed. Whit Stillman scott-fitzgeraldwanted Scott Fitzgerald is a sound you like to hear at certain times of the day, say at four in the afternoon and again late at night, and at other times it makes you slightly sick. Wilfrid Sheed scott-fitzgeraldsicknight
