There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally onl…

Ernest Hemingway
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There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene. ✨ Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities Harold Bloom, Ernest Hemingway (2009). Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, p.49, Infobase Publishing
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