"we were never lonely
and never afraid
when we were together.
I know that the night
is not the same
as the day:
that all things are different,
that the things of the night
cannot be explained in the day,
because they do not then exist,
and the night can be a dreadful time
for lonely people once their
loneliness has started.
But with Catherine there was
almost no difference in the night
except that it was an even better time.
If people bring so much courage
to this world the world has to ****
them to break them, so of course
it kills them. The world breaks every
one and afterward many are
strong at the broken places."
A Farewell to Arms,
Ernest Hemingway
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023 at 7:43 AM UTC
"we were never lonely
and never afraid
when we were together.
I know that the night
is not the same
as the day:
that all things are different,
that the things of the night
cannot be explained in the day,
because they do not then exist,
and the night can be a dreadful time
for lonely people once their
loneliness has started.
But with Catherine there was
almost no difference in the night
except that it was an even better time.
If people bring so much courage
to this world the world has to ****
them to break them, so of course
it kills them. The world breaks every
one and afterward many are
strong at the broken places."
A Farewell to Arms,
Ernest Hemingway
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