There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
The Pursuit of Life
T
Intimacy in Large Parties
I
And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Friendship in Life
F
Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Loneliness in Despair
L
The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Refrain from Criticism
R
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.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Responsibility in Accidents
R
It takes two to make an accident.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Worth More Than the Crowd
W
They’re a rotten crowd…You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Complex Emotions
C
Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Enchanted and Repelled
E
I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
Hope in Withholding Judgment
H
Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby