Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.
F. Scott FitzgeraldAbout author
- Author's profession: Author, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: September 24, 1896
- Died: December 21, 1940
Related Authors
Topics
Quotes currently Trending
It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what.
Stephen Fry
![Anthony Burgess quote: "The scientific approach to life is not necessarily appropriate..."](/pic/396524/600x316/quotation-anthony-burgess-the-scientific-approach-to-life-is-not.jpg)
![Robert Wyatt quote: "We did not get any money from the early records. It was all..."](/pic/171326/600x316/quotation-robert-wyatt-we-did-not-get-any-money-from-the-early-records.jpg)
![Sanjay Dutt quote: "A good script and a good brief from the director is enough to..."](/pic/194960/600x316/quotation-sanjay-dutt-a-good-script-and-a-good-brief-from-the-director-is.jpg)
![Martin Luther King jr. quote: "Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside..."](/pic/304977/600x316/quotation-martin-luther-king-jr-mother-dear-one-day-im-going-to-turn.jpg)