Great Gatsby Green Light Quotes & Sayings

If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay," said Gatsby. "You always have a green light that burns at the end of your dock."
Daisy put her arm through his abruptly but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said. Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to him, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted things had diminished by one. — F Scott Fitzgerald

In America, your ancestors don't matter so much. You're just you. — Lensey Namioka

The science fiction method is dissection and reconstruction. — Frederik Pohl

When ... we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings. — Aristotle.

Love can't cover over the sins we cover up ... If you want God and others to cover over your sin, stop covering it up. — Mark Buchanan

The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover. — Ben Harper

Time to rest as congratulations are in order ... you have survived and mastered the beast; may knowledge of self be your victory. — Wes Adamson

Images sometimes capture particular periods in history. The unreachable green light, beckoning from across the bay in 'The Great Gatsby,' has become a symbol of the yearning of America in the 1920s. — David Ignatius

Then we kissed for about 25 years, I think." (184) — Geoff Herbach

I think that there's something that I still like about the fact of a package, like the latest report from somebody. "Okay, this is what they're up to now; this is what they're doing; who's working with them?". — Brian Eno