SILENCE in Classic Quotes

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 Current Search - Silence in The Great Gatsby
1  "I spoke to her," he muttered, after a long silence.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
2  Daisy and Tom looked at each other for a moment in silence.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1
3  But in the new silence I felt that silence had fallen within the house too.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
4  There was a long silence on the other end of the wire, followed by an exclamation.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
5  We were all irritable now with the fading ale and, aware of it, we drove for a while in silence.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
6  We all looked in silence at Mrs. Wilson who removed a strand of hair from over her eyes and looked back at us with a brilliant smile.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2
7  A waiter knocked and came in with crushed mint and ice but the silence was unbroken by his "Thank you" and the soft closing of the door.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7