F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY FITZGERALD (SEPTEMBER 24, 1896 – DECEMBER 21, 1940), WIDELY KNOWN AS F.

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940), widely known as F. Scott Fitzgerald or simply Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term that he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. He published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories. He achieved transient success and fortune in the 1920s, but did not receive critical acclaim until after his death. He is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes (6)

"Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table.You always look so cool," she repeated.She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw."

The Great Gatsby

LOVE BETRAYAL

"I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know,is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romanticperson has a desperate confidence that they won't."

This Side of Paradise

SENTIMENTALITY LOVE ROMANTIC ROMANCE

"I love her, and that's the beginning and end of everything."

Dear Scott

LOVE

"I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity."

The Great Gatsby

AMITY LOVE AFFECTION

"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything."

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LOVE