Daisy Buchanan

Character in The Great Gatsby From: The Great Gatsby

Nick's cousin; object of Gatsby's obsession and symbol of wealth

52 quotes

"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world."
Wisdom
"I like large parties. They're so intimate."
Humor
"I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Wisdom
"I'm paralyzed by the thought of living."
Fear
"I've done a terrible thing."
"I love you now."
Love
"I never loved him."
Truth
"I just want to be safe."
Peace
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Life
"All the bright precious things fade so fast."
Time
"Never in my entire life have I heard such beautiful music."
Art
"He's a bootlegger. Everybody says so."
Truth
"What's the matter? You look all worried."
Relationships
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Life
"Can't you talk about crops or something?"
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Wisdom
"The truth is, you make me miserable sometimes. You know that don't you?"
Love
"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired."
Life
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world."
Beauty
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in doing anything at all."
"Let's be strange and unknown to one another from now on."
Change
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Wisdom
"You can't live forever; you can't live forever."
Death
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world."
Life
"I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Life
"You always look so cool."
Life
"You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I?"
"Let me make myself clear—I am not going to continue this conversation."
Freedom
"What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon?"
Life
"There's something very sensuous about him."
Love