War novel

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The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.

Ernest Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Topic

The world Death

Speaker

Robert Jordan

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Medium

Novel

Genre

War novel

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940, ch. 43.

The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.

Ernest Hemingway

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Topic

Suffering The human condition

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

A Farewell to Arms

Medium

Novel

Genre

War novel

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. "A Farewell to Arms." Scribner's Magazine, May 1929 - Oct. 1929, bk. 4, ch. 34.

Current Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Scribners, 1995, bk. 4, ch. 34.

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

Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

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Topic

Nothing to lose

Speaker

Catherine Barkley

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

A Farewell to Arms

Medium

Novel

Genre

War novel

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. "A Farewell to Arms." Scribner's Magazine, May 1929 - Oct. 1929, bk. 2, ch. 21.

Current Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Scribners, 1995, bk. 2, ch. 21.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three.

Joseph Heller

Catch-22

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Topic

Mediocrity

Author

Joseph Heller

Source

Catch-22

Medium

Novel

Genre

War novel

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. Simon & Schuster, 1961, ch. 9.