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Meaning
The speaker is saying that choosing kindness or restraint can feel morally satisfying. The line suggests that, for some people, this small act of self-control can serve as a substitute for religious faith or moral certainty.
When It Was Said
1926
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Lady Brett Ashley says this to Jake Barnes in Book 3, Ch. 19.
Source
Lady Brett Ashley to Jake Barnes, in Book 3, Ch. 19
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Listed with a cited source on Wikiquote.
Did You Know?
Cited with a source on Wikiquote: Lady Brett Ashley to Jake Barnes, in Book 3, Ch. 19.
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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