You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food, he …

Ernest Hemingway
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You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food, he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved him after. If you love him, it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more? ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2016). The Old Man and the Sea, p.31, Hamilton Books
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