Though he was just 44 when he died , F. Scott Fitzgerald left us with a riches of wisdom and no shortage of quips . Here are 15 of our deary .
1. On exclamation points
" Cut out all these exclaiming points . An exclamation point is like express joy at your own joke . "
2. On writing
" You do n’t write because you want to say something , you write because you ’ve got something to say . "
3. On what makes a good story
" What people are ashamed of usually makes a serious story . "
4. On happiness
" I never believe much in happiness . I never believe in misery either . Those are things you see on the point or the screen or the print page , they never really happen to you in lifetime . "
5. On business
" No grand estimate was ever born in a conference , but a lot of goosey idea have kick the bucket there . "
6. On empathy
" Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone , just remember that all the people in the world have n’t had the vantage you ’ve had . "
7. On innocence
" I do n’t require to restate my innocence . I want the pleasure of losing it again . "
8. On jealousy
" Nothing is as objectionable as other people ’s luck . "
9. On change
" I ’ll be different , but somewhere lost inside me there ’ll always be the somebody I am tonight . "
10. On literature
" That is part of the beauty of all lit . You discover that your longings are universal longings , that you ’re not lonesome and apart from anyone . You belong . "
11. On youth
" Youth is a pipe dream , a strain of chemic madness . "
12. On alcohol
" Here ’s to alcohol , the rose - colour spyglass of life . "
13. On overindulgence
" Too much of anything is bad , but too much champagne is just right . "
14. On perseverance
" Nothing any beneficial is n’t hard . "
15. On love
" I love her , and that is the beginning and end of everything . "
