EMOTION in Classic Quotes

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 Current Search - emotion in The Great Gatsby
1  But the rest offended her--and inarguably, because it wasn't a gesture but an emotion.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
2  His hand took hold of hers and as she said something low in his ear he turned toward her with a rush of emotion.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3  He felt their presence all about the house, pervading the air with the shades and echoes of still vibrant emotions.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  It made me uneasy, as though the whole evening had been a trick of some sort to exact a contributory emotion from me.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1
5  I saw that turbulent emotions possessed her, so I asked what I thought would be some sedative questions about her little girl.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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6  While the rain continued it had seemed like the murmur of their voices, rising and swelling a little, now and then, with gusts of emotion.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  So engrossed was she that she had no consciousness of being observed and one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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8  At this point Jordan and I tried to go but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain--as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake vicariously of their emotions.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7