“You obviously don't know what an Old Man of the Sea great wealth is. It is not a fat purse and time to spend it. Its owner finds himself beset on every side, at every hour, wherever he goes, by persistent pleaders, like beggars in Bombay, each demanding that he invest or give away part of his wealth. He becomes suspicious of honest friendship--indeed honest friendship is rarely offered him; those who could have been his friends are too fastidious to be jostled by beggars, too proud to risk being mistaken for one.” KnowsMenGivingHas BeensSidesHoursWealthRiskSeaHonestProudFatsOwnersOld ManMistakenPersistentCould Have BeenSuspiciousBeggarPursesBombayFastidious Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“The purpose of a fishing trip is not to catch fish. Bringing home meat is important, but it is more symbolic than necessary, as the new morality of catch-and-release has shown. What is important is what happens between people on fishing trips, especially between uncles and nephews, fathers and sons, old men in general and young boys in particular, it is one of the few times men are together without women.” PeopleMenImportantHomeHappensTogetherYoungPurposeFatherBoysSeaParticularSonMoralityRiversFishesBoatReleaseMeatLakesFishingOld ManUnclesSymbolicFather And SonNephew Author:Paul G. Quinnett
“You are killing me, fish, the old man thought. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother.” MenBeautifulGreaterSeaBrotherRiversKillingFishesNobleBoatLakesFishingOld ManCalmerFish In The Sea Book:The Old Man and the Sea Source: The Old Man and the Sea
“It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.” MenForeverSeaPoetCriticismCriticsWanderRegionsOld ManEnchantment Book:Select Poetical Works Source: Select Poetical Works
“People always seek to compare. They can take the new, but only if it is somehow connected to the familiar. We need that in our lives, the mix of the new and the old. But of course I'm flattered about the comparison with Old man and the sea. Hemingway is a great writer.” PeopleIfsMenNeedsCoursesOur LivesSeaConnectedFamiliarCompareComparisonOld ManGreat WritersFlattered Author:Yann Martel
“I like the image of The Old Man and the Sea, of striving and succeeding but finding that the success was ghost success. In other words, in the long run, after a certain age, the motives for success, pride or oppressing people or getting power.” PeopleMenLongRunningAgeCertainSeaPrideSucceedFindingsStriveGhostMotiveOld ManLong Runs Author:Allen Ginsberg