2、“Inhixxluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.”

3、“Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast.”

4、“Ihadthatfamiliarconvictionthatlifewaxxeginningoveragainwiththesummer.”

5、“Ihopeshe’llbeafool—that’sthebestthingagirlcanbeinthisworld,abeautifullittlefool.”

6、“Hehadoneofthoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassuranceinit,thatyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.”

7、“Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofinfinitehope.”

8、“IamoneofthefewhonestpeoplethatIhaveeverknown.”

9、“Ilikelargeparties.They’resointimate.Atsmallpartiesthereisn’tanyprivacy.”

10、“Ittakestwotomakeanaccident.”

11、“They’resuchbeautifulshirts,”shesobbed,hervoicemuffledinthethickfolds.“ItmakesmesadbecauseI’veneverseensuch–suchbeautifulshirtxxefore.”

12、“Lifestartsalloveragainwhenitgetscrispinthefall.”

13、“Letuslearntoshowourfriendshipforamanwhenheisaliveandnotafterheisdead.”

14、“Angry,andhalfinlovewithher,andtremendouslysorry,Iturnedaway.”

15、“Iwasn’tactuallyinlove,butIfeltasortoftendercuriosity.”

16、“Ihavebeendrunkjusttwiceinmylife,andthesecondtimewasthatafternoon.”

17、“IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.”

18、“Theywerecarelesspeople,TomandDaisy–theysmashedupthingsandcreaturesandthenretreatedbackintotheirmoneyortheirvastcarelessnessorwhateveritwasthatkeptthemtogether,andletotherpeoplecleanupthemesstheyhadmade.”

19、“Thereareallkindsofloveinthisworld,butneverthesamelovetwice.”

20、“Iwaswithinandwithout,simultaneouslyenchantedandrepelledbytheinexhaustiblevarietyoflife.”

21、“AndIlikelargeparties.They’resointimate.Atsmallpartiesthereisn’tanyprivacy.”

22、“Itwasoneofthoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassuranceinit,thatyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.Itfaced–orseemedtoface–thewholeeternalworldforaninstant,andthenconcentratedonyouwithanirresistibleprejudiceinyourfavor.Itunderstoodyoujustasfarasyouwantedtobeunderstood,believedinyouasyouwouldliketobelieveinyourself,andassuredyouthatithadpreciselytheimpressionofyouthat,atyourbest,youhopedtoconvey.”

23、“Hesmiledunderstandingly-muchmorethanunderstandingly.Itwasoneofthoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassuranceinit,thatyoumaycomeacrossfourorfivetimesinlife.Itfaced–orseemedtoface–thewholeeternalworldforaninstant,andthenconcentratedonyouwithanirresistibleprejudiceinyourfavor.Itunderstoodyoujustasfarasyouwantedtobeunderstood,believedinyouasyouwouldliketobelieveinyourself,andassuredyouthatithadpreciselytheimpressionofyouthat,atyourbest,youhopedtoconvey.”

24、“Ihopeshe’llbeafool–that’sthebestthingagirlcanbeinthisworld,abeautifullittlefool.”

25、“Therewasamagicaboutthesea.Peopleweredrawntoit.Peoplewantedtolovebyit,swiminit,playinit,lookatit.”

26、“InmyyoungerandmorevulnerableyearsmyfathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince.“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”

27、“IwassodelightedwhenIfoundouthewasanalcoholic.Itwaslikehavingaknowingfriend;afriendwho’xxeenthere.”

28、“Everyonesuspectshimselfofatleastoneofthecardinalvirtues,andthisismine:IamoneofthefewhonestpeoplethatIhaveeverknown.”

29、“Everyonesuspectshimselfofatleastoneofthecardinalvirtues.”

30、“Thereareonlythepursued,thepursuing,thebusy,andthetired.”

31、"Can'trepeatthepast?...Whyofcourseyoucan!"

32、"Theexhilaratingrippleofhervoicewasawildtonicintherain."

33、"Theywerecarelesspeople,TomandDaisy--theysmashedupthingsandcreaturesandthenretreatedbackintotheirmoneyortheirvastcarelessness,orwhateveritwasthatkeptthemtogether,andletotherpeoplecleanupthemesstheyhadmade."

34、"Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast."

35、"ButIdidn’tcalltohim,forhegaveasuddenintimationthathewascontenttobealone—hestretchedouthisarmstowardthedarkwaterinacuriousway,and,farasIwasfromhim,Icouldhaveswornhewastrembling.InvoluntarilyIglancedseaward—anddistinguishednothingexceptasinglegreenlight,minuteandfaraway,thatmighthavebeentheendofadock."

36、“SuddenlyIwasn’tthinkingofDaisyandGatxxyanymorebutofthiscleanhardlittletricklesrunningdownmyface,andgratefulIwasforthedarkishgrayblurthathuggedtheundecipherabletreesonthegrayoflonghollowspiringgrass.”

37、"IloveNewYorkonsummerafternoonswheneveryone'saway.There'ssomethingverysensuousaboutit--overripe,asifallsortsoffunnyfruitsweregoingtofallintoyourhands."

38、"Theloneliestmomentinsomeone’slifeiswhentheyarewatchingtheirwholeworldfallapart,andalltheycandoisstareblankly."

39、"AnOxfordman!"Hewasincredulous."Likehellheis!Hewearsapinksuit."

40、“Hehadcomealongwaytothixxluelawnandhisdreammusthaveseemedsoclosethathecouldhardlyfailtograspit.Hedidnotknowthatitwasalreadybehindhim.”

41、“Lifeismuchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasinglewindow.”

42、“Thereareallkindsofloveinthisworldbutneverthesamelovetwice.”

43、“I’maslavetomyemotions,tomylikes,tomyhatredofboredom,tomyloveforextravagance.”

44、“IfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwantednomoreriotouxxxcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatxxy,themanwhogiveshisnametothixxook,waxxxemptfrommyreaction—Gatxxy,whorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.”

45、“Thenightwasdark,withonlyoccasionalscatteredlightsgleaminglikestarsonthehighway.”

46、“Helookedatmesideways—andIknewwhyJordanBakerhadbelievedhewaslying.Hehurriedthephrase‘educatedatOxford,’orswalloweditorchokedonitasthoughithadbotheredhimbefore.”

47、“Heknewthatwhenhekissedthisgirl,andforeverwedhisunutterablevisionstoherperixxlebreath,hismindwouldneverrompagainlikethemindofGod.Sohewaited,listeningforamomentlongertothetuning-forkthathadbeenstruckuponastar.Thenhekissedher.Athislips’touchsheblossomedforhimlikeaflowerandtheincarnationwascomplete.”

48、“I'mgladit'sagirl.AndIhopeshe'llbeafool…becausethebestthingagirlcanbeinthisworldisabeautifullittlefool.”

49、“Daisy!Daisy!Daisy!I'llsayitwheneverIwantto!”

50、“Iwassetuptodriftawayagain.Amomentaryhush;theorchestraleadervarieshisrhythmobliginglyforherandthereisaburstofchatterastheerroneousnewsgoesaroundthatsheisGildaGray'sunderstudyfromthe"Follies."

51、“Theeveninghadmademelight-headedandhappy;IthinkIwalkedintoadeepsleepasIenteredmyfrontdoor.”

52、“ThecityseenfromtheQueenxxoroBridgeisalwaysthecityseenforthefirsttime,initsfirstwildpromiseofallthemysteryandthebeautyintheworld.”