1899–1961
Ernest Hemingway
American novelist known for plain, spare prose. The Sun Also Rises (1926) follows expatriates from Paris to the bullfights at Pamplona.
Every line we carry
Each one links to its source, what it means, and the shirt in any of our looks.
- You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.
Jake tells restless Robert Cohn that a new country will not fix how he feels. Your problems travel with you. Change starts inside, wherever you are.
The Sun Also Rises (1926), ch. 2, Original English (The Sun Also Rises, 1926)
- Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.
Mike explains how he went bankrupt. Most collapses, and most breakthroughs, build slowly before they arrive all at once. Watch the gradual part.
The Sun Also Rises (1926), ch. 13, Original English (The Sun Also Rises, 1926)
- Isn't it pretty to think so?
The novel ends with Jake answering a wistful what-if with gentle irony. Some hopes are lovely and unreal at the same time. Hold them lightly.
The Sun Also Rises (1926), ch. 19, Original English (The Sun Also Rises, 1926)