“ Everything kills everything else in some way. ”
Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea (1952). copy citation
| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
|---|---|
| Source | The Old Man and the Sea |
| Topic | killing nature |
| Date | 1952 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-oldman... |
Context
“He is not a scavenger nor just a moving appetite as some sharks are. He is beautiful and noble and knows no fear of anything.
"I killed him in self-defense," the old man said aloud. "And I killed him well."
Besides, he thought, everything kills everything else in some way. Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive. The boy keeps me alive, he thought. I must not deceive myself too much.
He leaned over the side and pulled loose a piece of the meat of the fish where the shark had cut him.” source
"I killed him in self-defense," the old man said aloud. "And I killed him well."
Besides, he thought, everything kills everything else in some way. Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive. The boy keeps me alive, he thought. I must not deceive myself too much.
He leaned over the side and pulled loose a piece of the meat of the fish where the shark had cut him.” source
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