Quotes About Materialism In The Great Gatsby

#1. If the sun rolled back like an eye,
it would see the mind of God.

Cecilia Llompart

#2. We make the oldest stories new when we succeed, and we are trapped by the old stories when we fail.

Greil Marcus

#3. It is with some violation of the imagination that we conceive of an actor belonging to the relations of private life, so closely do we identify these persons in our mind with the characters which they assume upon the stage.

Charles Lamb

#4. You just come along with me and have a good time. The Galaxy's a fun place. You'll need to have this fish in your ear.

Douglas Adams

#5. I had wanted some cheese, but couldn't find any at short notice. It was a shame. Cheese goes so well with tragedy.

Jonathan L. Howard

#6. The end is important in all things.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

#7. I began imagining scenes in public which some drunk would come up to me and slap me in the face. Nothing like that ever happened, but I often wonder if I would have turned the other cheek.

Max Von Sydow

#8. I think it's a big part of being a creative person.

Mitchell Hurwitz

#9. I've been drinking, all right? Your skin was three inches from my face, and you're beautiful, and you smell fucking awesome when you sweat. I kissed you! I'm sorry! Get over yourself!

Jamie McGuire

#10. Always write from your gut, no matter what the project is.

Paul Haggis