“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
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“I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities.”
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
“I can’t tell you just how wonderful she is. I don’t want you to know. I don’t want any one to know.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
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