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This reads as a defense of faith in something that others dismiss out of envy or limitation. It points to a private kind of luck or blessing that does not depend on outside approval, and suggests that recognition matters less than possession itself. It lands when someone doubts their own good fortune because others refuse to see it.
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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.