F Scott Fitzgerald on Writing

F Scott Fitzgerald on Writing
Ed. Larry W. Phillips
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1985.

Compilation of thoughts on writing. Some examples:

"Almost everything I write in novels goes, for better or worse, into the subconscious of the reader."

He began his stories with an emotion.

Don't talk about what you're doing until it's finished.

"Poetry is the most concentrated form of style."

"The desire for glory has to be matched by the endurance of the monotony needed to achieve it."

"I don't blame failure, but I do blame lack of effort."

"The percentage of artists who make it is about 1 to 400,000."

"I think I preach too much instead of entertaining."