all the time something within her was crying for a decision. She wante…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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all the time something within her was crying for a decision. She wanted her life shaped now, immediately — and the decision must be made by some force — of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality — that was close at hand ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). The Great Gatsby, p.117, Atlântico Press
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