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Quotation from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.”
The Great Gatsby, Chapter IX (Project Gutenberg #64317 (1925 text))
In the closing meditation, Gatsby's private symbol becomes a figure for everyone's longing for the future.
Citation: "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us." — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter IX (Project Gutenberg #64317 (1925 text)). (id the-great-gatsby-q7)
Portrait: The Great Gatsby Cover 1925 Retouched, Francis Cugat (cover art); Charles Scribner's Sons, Public domain.
