He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starl…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths - so that he could 'come over' some afternoon to a stranger's garden. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2007). The Great Gatsby, p.105, Broadview Press
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