“ So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | The Great Gatsby |
| Topic | past fight hardship |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200041.txt |
Context
“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning ——
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
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So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
• Bestselling eBooks • • 1984 by George Orwell ISBN: 9789380914947 • A Lot like Love by Sumrit Shahi ISBN: 9789380914114 • Animal Farm by George Orwell ISBN: 9789380914701 • Gitanjali by Ranbindranath Tagore” source
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