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Meaning
The speaker is saying that the action is being repeated, but it still feels immediate and separate each time. While doing it, he stays focused on the present and does not think about earlier times.
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Source
The old man and the sea (1975)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
The phrase appears in the book "The old man and the sea (1975)" by Ernest Hemingway (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Ernest Hemingway
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist
Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His work belongs to the 20th century, and he is widely known for a spare, understated style that shaped later writers. He has 257 quotes on the site. He wrote seven novels, six short-story collections, and two works of nonfiction, several of which became classics of American literature. He was also known for an adventurous public image and a blunt, outspoken manner, and he received the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Books by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea
A short novel, quick to read.