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“It takes two to make an accident.”

Source: The Great Gatsby

“I'm a cynical idealist.”

Source: This Side of Paradise

“It was a marriage of love. He was sufficiently spoiled to be charming; she was ingenuous enough to be irresistible.”

"The Lees of Happiness"
Quoted, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)
Context: It was a marriage of love. He was sufficiently spoiled to be charming; she was ingenuous enough to be irresistible. Like two floating logs they met in a head-on rush, caught, and sped along together.

“He knew now that he had always been a fool.”

"O Russet Witch!"
Quoted, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)
Context: Merlin went up-stairs very quietly at nine o'clock. When he was in his room and had closed the door tight he stood by it for a moment, his thin limbs trembling. He knew now that he had always been a fool.
"O Russet Witch!"
But it was too late. He had angered Providence by resisting too many temptations. There was nothing left but heaven, where he would meet only those who, like him, had wasted earth.

“His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours.”

Quoted, Short Stories
Source: A Diamond As Big as The Ritz