F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
Modern
influential
125 sayings
Sayings by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I have a lot of things to say, but I don't know how to say them.
Undated
— Attributed, often cited in biographies
Self-Deprecating
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I'm not a pessimist. I'm an optimist who's been disappointed a few times.
Undated
— Attributed, often cited in biographies
General
Unverifiable
I believe in the power of words. I believe that words can change the world.
Undated
— Attributed, often cited in biographies
General
Unverifiable
I want to be remembered as a writer who wrote about the human heart in conflict with itself.
Undated
— Attributed, often cited in biographies (similar to Faulkner's Nobel speech)
General
Unverifiable
I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of not living.
Undated
— Attributed, often cited in biographies
Food & Drink
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