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"No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful."
"Perhaps that is wisdom."
"It is a very unattractive wisdom. What do you value most?"
"Some one I love."
"With me it is the same. That is not wisdom. Do you value life?"
"Yes."
"So do I. Because it is all I have."
-Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (1929)
Clip (2 mins): From Seven (1995). Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman discuss different views on apathy. Screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker.
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[The rest of this story is available in my new book.]
"Perhaps that is wisdom."
"It is a very unattractive wisdom. What do you value most?"
"Some one I love."
"With me it is the same. That is not wisdom. Do you value life?"
"Yes."
"So do I. Because it is all I have."
-Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (1929)
Clip (2 mins): From Seven (1995). Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman discuss different views on apathy. Screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker.
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[The rest of this story is available in my new book.]
Helsinki will remain elusive! As will the Baltic States, Istanbul, Belgrade, the Dordogne, and a number of other places I want to experience! I've concluded the only way to "do" Europe is to go on the understanding that you'll go back again. There's just too much there for one journey.