“And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” For this week I chose one of the most famous lines in all of literature, picked from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In my personal opinion, one of the most well-written books of all time. This particular quote summarizes the thinking and life of character Jay Gatsby, who is always seeking to return to his past and relive a life that is out of his reach now. For many others, I think, the quote is true as well. Always believing that another time is better than our present condition, we are often trying to go back to a time in which we believe we were happier, although, as Nick Carraway tells Gatsby, “You can’t repeat the past.”
Quote of the Week—F. Scott Fitzgerald
Quote of the Week—F. Scott Fitzgerald
Quote of the Week—F. Scott Fitzgerald
“And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” For this week I chose one of the most famous lines in all of literature, picked from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In my personal opinion, one of the most well-written books of all time. This particular quote summarizes the thinking and life of character Jay Gatsby, who is always seeking to return to his past and relive a life that is out of his reach now. For many others, I think, the quote is true as well. Always believing that another time is better than our present condition, we are often trying to go back to a time in which we believe we were happier, although, as Nick Carraway tells Gatsby, “You can’t repeat the past.”