The Great Gatsby Quotes
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Source: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
"I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time."
He nodded sagely. "And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time."
Context
Tom Buchanan is, uh, a man about town. Apparently, he thinks it's totally okay to have his little affairs (cheating on his Daisy) because he really loves his wife.
Sorry, Tom, that's not how that works.
Where you've heard it
You probably haven't heard this exact quote anywhere except in The Great Gatsby, but the sentiment is popular among people who think it's okay to mess around.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
If you think you're above the normal rules of monogamy...yeah, you're getting a 10 from us.