F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes about identity
30 quotations, each verified against its source and credited to the work it comes from — the wording as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote or said it, not as the internet passes it around. Drawn from the 141 in the full collection. Page 2 of 2.
He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want—not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable
I know I’m not a regular fellow, yet I loathe anybody else that isn’t.
Don’t let yourself feel worthless; often through life you will really be at your worst when you seem to think best of yourself
Beware of losing yourself in the personality of another being, man or woman.
It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being.
From the books
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- The Great Gatsby quotes · 87 lines (1925)
- This Side of Paradise quotes · 38 lines (1920)
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