Happiness is the relief after extreme tension

Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table. You always look so cool," she repeated. She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw.

Books are like brothers. I am an only child. Gatsby [is] my imaginary eldest brother.

I've noticed that the children of other nations always seem precocious. That's because the strange manners of their elders have caught our attention most and the children echo those manners enough to seem like their parents.

And after reading Thoreau I felt how much I have lost by leaving nature out of my life.

She wanted to crawl into his pocket and be safe forever.

I am a woman and my business is to hold things together. My business is to tear them apart.