Clearly I miss Him, having been brought up in religion. But now a man …

Ernest Hemingway
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Clearly I miss Him, having been brought up in religion. But now a man must be responsible to himself. ✨ Ernest Hemingway, Sean Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway (2012). Hemingway on Hunting, p.142, Simon and Schuster
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Clearly I miss Him, having been brought up in religion. But now a man must be responsible to himself. ✨ Ernest Hemingway, Sean Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway (2012). Hemingway on Hunting, p.142, Simon and Schuster

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