East Egg Gatsby Quotes & Sayings

As a general rule, fans and idols should always be kept at arm's length, the length of the arm to be proportionate to the degree of sheer idolatry involved. Don't take a Beatle to lunch. Don't wait up to see if the Easter Bunny is real. Just enjoy the egg hunt. — Shana Alexander

I tried to be a house painter, but I couldn't stand all that paint all over me. — George Jones

When expression returned, it was outrage. "Oh, that - " Wells couldn't think of anything bad enough to call
Law.
"Rat bastard is the word you're looking for," Tom filled in for him.
Wells turned and stalked back up the dock.
A gull alighted on the boards at Tom's feet. It cocked a beady eye up at him. Tom gestured with his beer
bottle as he commented to the bird, "You're right. Rat bastard is two words, isn't it. — Jez Morrow

I was the first to make it understood
that reason could undermine the just premises of the good. — Aristophanes

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. — Oprah Winfrey

Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors; early demos by famous musicians. Focus on these early examples, not what they became over the next 20 years. Remember that what you're doing will constantly improve. — Derek Sivers

One of her favorite lines was, "The difference between genius and stupidity s that genius has limits. — Kate Karyus Quinn

When I was little, I didn't understand why ferris wheels existed. They were just sluggish and went up high. I got bored with it after only one ride. The roller coaster and the loop slider ... I only paid attention to the thrilling rides. But ... I kind of understand now. Ferris wheels are for slowly cutting across the sky with the person you like and maybe saying things like, Isn't this a little scary? — Chica Umino

Unless there's an officer-involved shooting or some other high-profile event going on, the Homicide Office is dead in the middle of the night. — Jonathan Maberry