I am not a great man, but sometimes I think the impersonal and objective equality of my talent and the sacrifices of it, in pieces, to preserve its essential value has some sort of epic grandeur.

Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply.

I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.

I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.

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

It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world.

Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.