| “I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and i thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.” | Owl Eyes |
| “God knows what you’ve been doing… You may fool me, but you can’t fool God.” | George Wilson |
| “Let us learn to show friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.” | Wolshiem |
| “Civilization’s going to pieces… It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things.” | Tom |
| “All right… I’m glad it’s a girl… And i hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” | Tom |
| “And now she’s going to whether she wants to or not. I’m going to get her away.” | Wilson |
| “It takes two to make an accident. I don’t like careless people. That’s why I like you.” | Jordan |
| “I’d like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around.” | Daisy |
| “It’s really his wife that’s keeping them apart. She’s Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce.” | Catherine |
| “Can’t repeat the past? Why, of course you can.” | Gatsby |
| “Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! I’ll say it whenever I want to.” | Myrtle |
| “Tom’s got some woman in New York.” | Jordan |
| “I’d like to get one of those police dogs.” | Myrtle |
| “When I saw the box of dog biscuits… I sat down and cried like a baby… “ | Tom |
| “It’s a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me.” | Gatsby |
| “He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off him… “ | Myrtle |
| “I decided to go east and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man.” | Nick |
| “I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated God, I’m sophisticated!” | Daisy |
| “He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?” | Wolshiem |
| “Jimmy was bound to get ahead.” | Mr. Gats |
| “He wants her to see his house… and your house is right next door.” | Jordan |
| “I’m sorry about the clock.” | Gatsby |
| “…You’re rude. Daisy’s sitting in there alone.” | Nick |
| “When are you going to sell me that car?” | Wilson |
| “I married him because I thought he was a gentlemen.” | Myrtle |
| “The ********ed coward! He didn’t even stop his car.” | Tom |
| “You remind me of a – of a rose, an absolute rose.” | Daisy |
| “Now it was again a green light on the dock, His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.” | Nick |
| “Yeah, Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much look at a friend’s wife.” | Wolshiem |
| “In the morning, in the evening, ain’t we got fun.” | Klipspringer |
| “He’s the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919.” | Gatsby |
| “An Oxford man! Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit.” | Tom |
| “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” | Nick |
| “They’re a rotten crowd… You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” | Nick |
The Great Gatsby QUOTES
March 31, 2020