“All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.”

— Ernest Hemingway, book Islands in the Stream

Pt. 3: At Sea, Section 6
Islands in the Stream (1970)

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American author and journalist 1899–1961

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