But the rest offended her - and inarguably, because it wasn't a gesture but an emotion. Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Quote More from F. Scott Fitzgerald “The reason one writes isn't the fact he wants to say something. He writes becau…” “the cracked plate has to be retained in the pantry, has to be kept in service a…” “If I knew words enough, I could write the longest love letter in the world and …” “He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover someth…”