Sparknotes Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Quotes & Sayings

The only thing separating us from that existence rather than the one we find ourselves in is one small decision. I make wrong decisions every day. — Elizabeth Finn

If it be not destiny, then surely there is plausible deniability, which in the parlance of politics is the same thing. — Christopher Moore

Johnny and Marissa, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes an abrupt, tragic miscarriage. Then comes blame, then comes despair. Two hearts damaged beyond repair... Johnny leaves Marissa, and takes the tree. D-I-V-O-R-C-E. — Kris Wilson

He watched her walk away with a sway in her hips that tossed her long, milk-chocolate-colored ponytail from side to side. — Meg Knight

People say that time slips through our fingers like sand. What they don't acknowledge is that some of the sand sticks to the skin. These are memories that will remain, memories of the time when there was still time left. — David Levithan