Great Gatsby Quotes Flashcards
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world
haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
Mr. Carraway (Nicks Father)
I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man
who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction—
Nick
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
Jordan
“I’ve been here too long. I want to get away. My wife and I want to go West.”
Wilson
“I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife.
Tom
“There was two cars,” said ______________, “one comin’, one goin’, see?”
Michaelis
“They’re a rotten crowd,” _________ shouted across the lawn. “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put
together.”
Nick
“I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God.
Wilson
“Jimmy always liked it better down East. He rose up to his position in the East.
Henery Gatz (Gatbys Father)
“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead,”
Wolfsheim