Here you can find quotes where Gatsby talks about Daisy, the love of his life and the object of his obsession. Gatsby is the protagonist of The Great Gatsby, a classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in the 1920s in America. Gatsby is a mysterious and wealthy man who throws lavish parties at his mansion, hoping to attract the attention of Daisy, a married woman whom he met and lost five years ago. Gatsby’s words about Daisy reveal his passion, his idealism, his nostalgia, and his tragedy.
Below are quotes where Gatsby talks about Daisy. These quotes reflect the complex and often tumultuous relationship Gatsby has with Daisy throughout the novel, highlighting his idealization of her and the challenges they face in reconciling their past with the present.
Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!
She’s got an indiscreet voice. It’s full of—
Her voice is full of money.
I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport.
I can’t help what’s past.
You can’t live forever; you can’t live forever.
I’m certainly glad to see you again. I thought you might be here.
You looked so cool. You looked so cool.
Of course she might have loved him, just for a minute, when they were first married—and loved me more even then, do you see?
Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!
I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.
Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.
You can’t repeat the past.
Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion.
She’s got an indiscreet voice. It’s full of—
I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport.
Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!
Her voice is full of money.
You can’t live forever; you can’t live forever.
I can’t help what’s past.