![I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him. [- Nick Carroway]](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-thought-of-gatsbys-wonder-when-he-first-picked-out-the-green-light-at-the-end-638942590106178336.jpg)
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dreams fame man men-and-women wakes woman
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light merely odious sees superior
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long waiting remember
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