Quotes from book

A Farewell to Arms

“Life isn't hard to manage when you've nothing to lose.”

“I felt very lonely when they were all there.”

“A wine shop was open and I went in for some coffee. It smelled of early morning, of swept dust, spoons in coffee-glasses and the wet circles left by wine glasses.”

“Oh, darling, you will be good to me, won’t you? Because we’re going to have a strange life.”

“I kissed her neck and shoulders. I felt faint with loving her so much.”

“My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren't with me I haven't a thing in the world.”

“I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me.”

“Your blood coagulates beautifully.”

“You've such a lovely temperature.”

“Wine is a grand thing," I said. "It makes you forget all the bad.”

“Perhaps wars weren't won anymore. Maybe they went on forever. Maybe it was another Hundred Years' War.”

“I don’t. I don’t want anybody else to touch you. I’m silly. I get furious if they touch you.”

“When I saw her I was in love with her. Everything turned over inside of me. She looked toward the door, saw there was no one, then she sat on the side of the bed and leaned over and kissed me.”

“Now I am depressed myself,' I said. 'That's why I never think about these things. I never think and yet when I begin to talk I say the things I have found out in my mind without thinking.”

“God knows I had not wanted to fall in love with her. I had not wanted to fall in love with any one. But God knows I had and I lay on the bed in the room of the hospital in Milan and all sorts of things went through my head but I felt wonderful…”

“I was blown up while we were eating cheese.”

“I'm not unfaithful, darling. I've plenty of faults but I'm very faithful. You'll be sick of me I'll be so faithful.”

“Keep right on lying to me. That's what I want you to do.”

“Darling, would you like to grow a beard?'
'Would you like me to?'
'It might be fun. I'd like to see you with a beard.'
'All right. I'll grow one. I'll start now this minute. It's a good idea. It will give me something to do.”