Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age. – Ernest Hemingway
There isnt any symbolism. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the fish is a fish. The shark are all sharks no better and no worse. All the symbolism that people say is shit. What goes beyond is what you see beyond when you know. – Ernest Hemingway
To be a successful father… theres one absolute rule: when you have a kid, dont look at it for the first two years. – Ernest Hemingway
In modern war… you will die like a dog for no good reason. – Ernest Hemingway
But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think Im very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time. – Tom Hanks