'Gatsby? What Gatsby?'
In the book, it reads simply, "What Gatsby?". This reminded me of a site I had seen the other day, where things were frequently misquoted!
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/16-misquoted-quotations/
My favourites of these are:
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”
Is actually “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
Never heard that one, but I like it. Women are often seen as something that is ready to burst forth. Quite interesting really. Why not men? Why can't men be seen as the crazy ones? How peculiar.
“Money is the root of all evil.”
The original being “For the love of money is the root of all evil.”
I find it quite interesting they picked up on this! This vital detail proves that money and those with it are not in itself bad, but once a love forms, and you begin to love money over other things then the sin and evil is there!
“Nice guys finish last."
Actually was “All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys — finish last.”
Wow! So that's where it came from! I've always wondered..!
“Pride comes before a fall.”
Another from the bible is actually - “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”
I think the contraction doesn't change the meaning in any way.. But, just doesn't give the original quote justice. Pride goeth before destruction is MUCH stronger than just a fall!
How utterly compelling all these are. I had heard of some, but not known where they were from!
In the book, it reads simply, "What Gatsby?". This reminded me of a site I had seen the other day, where things were frequently misquoted!
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/16-misquoted-quotations/
My favourites of these are:
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”
Is actually “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
Never heard that one, but I like it. Women are often seen as something that is ready to burst forth. Quite interesting really. Why not men? Why can't men be seen as the crazy ones? How peculiar.
“Money is the root of all evil.”
The original being “For the love of money is the root of all evil.”
I find it quite interesting they picked up on this! This vital detail proves that money and those with it are not in itself bad, but once a love forms, and you begin to love money over other things then the sin and evil is there!
“Nice guys finish last."
Actually was “All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys — finish last.”
Wow! So that's where it came from! I've always wondered..!
“Pride comes before a fall.”
Another from the bible is actually - “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”
I think the contraction doesn't change the meaning in any way.. But, just doesn't give the original quote justice. Pride goeth before destruction is MUCH stronger than just a fall!
How utterly compelling all these are. I had heard of some, but not known where they were from!
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