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“Suddenly I wasn't thinking of Daisy or Gatsby anymore, but of this clean, hard, limited person, who dealt in universal skepticism, and who leaned back jauntily just within the circle of my arm.”

Romance The Great Gatsby F Scott Fitzgerald Gatsby Nick Carraway Jordan Baker

Book:The Great Gatsby

Source: The Great Gatsby

“You're some East Coast thing, aren't you? Sharp and mean and cold. What a prize you are.”

East Coast Gatsby Jordan Baker

Author:Nghi Vo

“Nevertheless you did throw me over," said Jordan suddenly. "You threw me over on the telephone. I don't give a damn about you now but it was a new experience for me and I felt a little dizzy for a while." We shook hands. "Oh, and do you remember—" she added, "——a conversation we had once about driving a car?" "Why—not exactly." "You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I? I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride." "I'm thirty," I said. "I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor." She didn't answer. Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away. (9.130-136)”

Book:The Great Gatsby: Guided Classic Student Edition, annotation friendly, context, and study notes

Source: The Great Gatsby: Guided Classic Student Edition, annotation friendly, context, and study notes