What was the use of doing great things if I could have a better time telling her what I was going to do?
("The Great Gatsby")
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He had possessed the arrogance of a tall member of a short race, with no obligation save to be tall.
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What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next thirty years?
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I was too absorbed to be responsive
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A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words.
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