At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. That's a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try. There are only diamonds in the whole world, diamonds and perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fitzgerald suggests that loving deeply is a rare, intoxicating experience. He contrasts this with the harsh reality that life mostly offers disappointment.
- In plain terms
- Love briefly like a sacred high because life is mostly made of hard truths.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace intense love even if it is temporary.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define a meaningful connection?
- Is disillusionment inevitable?
Another view
The quote romanticizes short-term love while dismissing long-term commitment.
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