“I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.”

This book is so important to me for so many reasons, and I'm really glad that I'm still enchanted by it now.
I love seeing Amory's personality and values solidify throughout his life, and felt like despite living very differently, I can relate to the way he looks back on things according to what stage of personality he was going through at the time. I was amazed to realize this is my first time reading this while being older than Amory is at the end of the novel; it's so fascinating to me that Fitzgerald published this at 24 while writing about a character getting to that age and looking back as though there weren't several lifetimes ahead of him.
As always, I am obsessed with Fitzgerald's writing style. He writes so beautifully and romantically and I just completely adore the lyrical style of his novels.
If you're a Fitzgerald or American lit fan, this is a must read. I don't think there's a single other books among my favorites that I think my friends would hate though; so much of this book is spent discussing philosophies and that's definitely not for everyone.