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Quote by Ernest Hemingway

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

Book:The Good Life According to Hemingway

Work

This book compiles excerpts and reflections from Hemingway's works, offering readers a glimpse into his personal philosophy on living a meaningful life. more

Author

Ernest Hemingway

American author known for his concise and forceful writing style, as well as his profound insights into life. Hemingway's works cover a wide range of themes including war, adventure, and love, with notable titles such as 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'A Farewell to Arms'. more

“I'm an enormous product of my century, I'm a product of my upbringing. I was not aware of the fact that I was entering marriage with the highest set of expectations that humans have ever brought to the institution. It was really good to find that out. It doesn't have to be the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, the moon and the stars - it can just be the moon. It's enough that it just can be what it is.”

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Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“Women have always been more critical of marriage than men. The great mysterious irony of it is - at least it's the stereotype - that women want to get married and men are trying to avoid it. Marriage doesn't benefit women as much as men, and it never has. And women, once they are married, become very critical of marriages in a way that men don't.”

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Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“Women come into marriage with great inflated expectations for what they want this relationship to be, and men don't give it that much thought. Men come into it with reluctance about being capsized or trapped or whatever their fear is. When you check in later, women are disappointed because their expectations have not come to pass, and men are pleasantly surprised.”

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Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“I don't think you can say that feminism has made women critical of marriage because women have been critical of marriage for centuries.”

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Author:Elizabeth Gilbert