“Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy. His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was ....”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
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Often times good books go undiscovered because they are not shared. I've created this book club for anyone who likes to read books on various busine ...more
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