February 27, 2003
A Cheery Thought
I want to share something that I think is just the most beautiful passage:
"If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry."
Just to add a little excitement, who can tell me the writer?
Posted by Woodlief on February 27, 2003 at 09:04 AM
No idea and I'm not going to cheat using Google.
Posted by: addison at February 27, 2003 10:35 AM
Who says that a public school education is useless? Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
Posted by: Jennifer at February 27, 2003 10:46 AM
Ernest Hemingway
A Farwell to Arms
Posted by: greg walllace at February 27, 2003 10:54 AM
A tip of the hat to Jennifer. Didn't remember from public education (way too old now), but did recall it from Schlesinger's remarkable book on JFK, A Thousand Days. Rats... Now not only do I feel old, but also a little sad. Time to head to Starbucks.
Posted by: greg walllace at February 27, 2003 11:01 AM
I love that. I think I'll use it. :)
Posted by: Terra at February 27, 2003 5:05 PM
Armold Schwarzenegger, definitely.
Posted by: Joe at February 28, 2003 8:18 AM
You know, if you read that passage and imagine Schwarzenegger saying it, it's pretty funny.
Posted by: Tony at February 28, 2003 9:24 AM
Farewell to Arms is Hemingway's best novel. Sun Also Rises is #2. For Whom the Bell Tolls is crap.
Posted by: David Dodenhoff at March 1, 2003 7:51 PM
