
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby (1925)
Knowledge = Power
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The Importance of Self-Control
Gatsby said he went to Oxford in 1919, but only stayed five months. Tom's voice was incredulous and insulting: 'You must have gone there about the time Biloxie went to New Haven' Gatsby continued that it was an opportunity they gave to some of the officers after the armistice. He saw himself standing alone on the last barrier of civilization. We're all white here, Verma Jordan. I know I'm not very popular. I don't give big parties. Open the whiskey, Tom, shorted, and I'll make you a mint jeweler. Then you won't seem so stupid to yourself. Look at the mint. Wait a minute
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