His last words

Last words of author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), 

spoken to his wife before he committed suicide.

Early the next morning he shot himself.

I have lots and lots of time to waste on the internet. And occasionally, in the midst of all the time wasting, I come across something sort of worthwhile. Like just now, when I found this list of the last words of famous writers. They were all interesting, and you should go read the whole list, but one really stuck with me. Ernest Hemingway’s last words were, “Good night my kitten,” spoken to his fourth wife, Mary. Early the next morning he shot himself. I just can’t stop thinking about it. I’m a girl, and emotional, and separated from my lover, so first off, the sweetness of, “Good night my kitten,” made me tear up a bit. Not even ashamed to admit it. And then thinking of Mary snuggling up to Ernie’s bushy beard and falling asleep, probably thinking everything was normal. Not knowing that he’d just said good night to her for the last time. And Hemingway, with his arm around her…already knowing what he was going to do in the morning? Knowing he was holding her for the last time. God, what must have been going through his head? I mean, I know he started to go a little crazytown in the end, that he’d already been undergoing shock therapy for his suicidal thoughts. I’m just having a hard time marrying the innocence of, “Good night my kitten,” with the gruesomeness of shooting yourself in the head. I’m sure Mary did too. Source

And the rain won’t make any difference?

-Listen to it rain.
 -It’s raining hard.
-And you’ll always love me, won’t you?
 -Yes.
-And the rain won’t make any difference?
 -No.
- That’s good. Because I’m afraid of the rain.

A farewell to arms, Ernest Hemingway

Grace under pressure

The phrase "grace under pressure" first gained notoriety when Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker. Parker asked Hemingway: "Exactly what do you mean by 'guts'?" Hemingway replied: "I mean, grace under pressure." The profile is titled, "The Artist's Reward" and it appeared in the New Yorker 5 (30 November 1929), pages 28-31. The first published use of the phrase, however, was in an April 20, 1926 letter Hemingway wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. The letter is reprinted in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917-1961 edited by Carlos Baker, pages 199-201.

Grace under pressure is something we should all aspire to. Lots of us never will see that deep composure, calm demeanour and soft assessment of the situation once we are under real pressure. The gift of that ability is rare. But we can all see it when it is there and we can emulate the techniques that allows for a win-win for all concerned. The situations in which our composure is threatened are very numerous and variable. If we have the insight to know that something is in front of us that requires a detachment from the outcome, while still working to get the best outcome, for ourselves and those around us, we are indeed favoured by the Fates. Getting ourselves into a sane and safe place in the midst of trouble, is certainly worth striving for. Being in optimum health helps. Getting the major stressors under control helps. Getting the family issues sorted out helps. Everything that we confront affects something or someone close to us so we need to recognise our own role in the way it plays out. 

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Live the HemingWAY

The poster handsomely documents his life and encourages all of us to live the Hemingway by listing several rules inspired by his life.

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In September

the first cool nights came, then the days were cool and the leaves on the trees in the park began to turn color and we knew the summer was gone. 

Ernest Hemingway

The most painful thing

is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Ernest Heminway

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1. Toccare l'oceano
2. Vedere gli States
3. Visitare il Giappone
4. Andare in una Cuba libre
5. Vedere una Geiko dal vivo
6. Imparare il Giapponese
7. Laurearmi
8. Andare al matrimonio di mio fratello
9. Andare al matrimonio della mia migliore amica
10. Aspettare che una farfalla si posi su di me
11. Far nascere una farfalla
12. Creare un giardino di farfalle
13. Piantare un Sakura
14. Piantare un boschetto di bamboo
15. Piantare un girasole
16. Coltivare un giardino giapponese
17. Creare un giardino acquatico
18. Leggere tutta la bibliografia di Ernest Hemingway
19. Rendere omaggio alla tomba di Audrey Hepburn
20. Prendere il patentino nautico
21. Prendere il brevetto da sub
22. Nuotare con gli squali
23. Nuotare con i delfini
24. Vedere un'orca dal vivo
25. Vedere una balena dal vivo
26. Far un viaggio in barca
27. Sorridere senza pensieri
28. Parlare con Gloria Estefan (almost done)
29. Assistere alla fioritura dei ciliegi in Giappone
30. Visitare Central Park in autunno
31. Vedere la Madama Butterfly a teatro
32. Sposarmi in spiaggia
33. Avere un cane
34. Veder schiudersi le uova di tartaruga marina
35. Fare i macaron
36. Produrre il proprio vino
37. Prendersi cura di un vigneto
38. Diventare una pin up
39. Imparare a truccarmi
40. Trovare un lavoro
41. Dare ad una una stella il mio nome
42. Ricevere l'anello di mia nonna
43. Andare da Tiffany
44. Avere un tatuaggio uguale alla mia amica
45. Farmi tatuare a Key West
46. Vedere il tramonto a Key West
47. Visitare la casa di Ernest Hemingway
48. Correre in un campo di girasoli
49. Correre in un campo di lavanda
50. Comprare un capo di Dior
51. Comprare un capo di Chanel
52. Comprare un kimono
53. Collezionare "Memorie di una Geisha" in tutte le edizioni del mondo
54. Avere una grande collezione dedicata alle geishe e al Giappone
55. Collezionare farfalle
56. Collezionare maiali
57. Mandare un messaggio in bottiglia
58. Possedere un gioiello con una perla Akoya
59. Leggere il Genji Monogatari
60. Leggere Le mille e una notte
61. Assistere alla migrazione delle farfalle Monarche
62. Trasferirsi alle Canarie e sposare un Cubano
63. Avere un maialino nano
64. Fare un tatuaggio all'interno del labbro
65. Fare volontariato
66. Assistere alla celebrazione del Dia de los Muertos in Messico
67. Festeggiare Halloween in un paese anglosassone

Love is just another dirty lie.

… You wouldn’t marry me in the church and it broke my poor mother’s heart as you well know. I was so sentimental about you I’d break any one’s heart for you. My, I was a damned fool. I broke my own heart, too. It’s broken and gone. Everything I believed in and everything I cared about I left for you because you were so wonderful and you loved me so much that love was all that mattered. Love was the greatest thing, wasn’t it? Love was what we had that no one else had or could ever have. And you were a genius and I was your whole life. I was your partner and your little black flower. Slop. Love is just another dirty lie. Love is ergoapiol pills to make me come around because you were afraid to have a baby. Love is quinine and quinine and quinine until I’m deaf with it. Love is that dirty aborting horror that you took me to. Love is my insides all messed up. It’s half catheters and half whirling douches. I know about love. Love always hangs up behind the bathroom door. It smells like Lysol. To hell with love. Love is you making me happy and then going off to sleep with your mouth open while I lie awake all night afraid to say my prayers even because I know I have no right to any more. Love is all the dirty little tricks you taught me that you probably got out of some book. All right. I’m through with you and I’m through with love. Your kind of picknose love. You writer.

Ernest Hemingway, To Have and Have Not

C'è sempre una primavera.

Ma sapevi che ci sarebbe sempre stata una primavera

Ernest Hemingway, Festa Mobile

All men fear death.

All men fear death. It’s a natural fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel that we haven’t loved well enough or loved at all, which ultimately are one and the same. However, when you make love with a truly great woman, one that deserves the utmost respect in this world and one that makes you feel truly powerful, that fear of death completely disappears. Because when you are sharing your body and heart with a great woman the world fades away. You two are the only ones in the entire universe. You conquer what most lesser men have never conquered before, you have conquered a great woman’s heart, the most vulnerable thing she can offer to another. Death no longer lingers in the mind. Fear no longer clouds your heart. Only passion for living, and for loving, become your sole reality. This is no easy task for it takes insurmountable courage. But remember this, for that moment when you are making love with a woman of true greatness you will feel immortal.

Ernest Hemingway
Midnight in Paris

Quote

Pensava sempre al mare come a la mar, come lo chiamano in spagnolo quando lo amano. A volte coloro che l'amano ne parlano male, ma sempre come se parlassero di una donna. Alcuni fra i pescatori più giovani, di quelli che usavano gavitelli come galleggianti per le lenze e avevano le barche a motore, comprate quando il fegato di pescecane rendeva molto, ne parlavano come el mar al maschile. Ne parlavano come di un rivale o di un luogo o perfino di un nemico. Mai l vecchio lo pensava sempre al femminile e come se qualcosa che concedeva o rifiutava grandi favori e se faceva cose strane o malvagie era perchè non poteva evitarle. La luna lo fa reagire come una donna però.

Il vecchio e il mare

Ernest Hemingway

About the Mojito

The mojito is one of Cuba's most popular rum drinks. It is refreshing and potent.

Variations date back to the time of pirates who sailed in Cuba's waters, but the one we drink today was born in the 1930s in Havana, about the time Ernest Hemingway was living, fishing, and writing there.

The mojito depends on three very distinct Cuban ingredients: rum, lime, and sugar. The sugar is first mixed with warm water to make syrup, then add some freshly crushed mint, ice, and a splash of club soda, and you've got a drink that's distinctly Cuban.

By adding slices of fruit or flavoured rums, it's easy to make variations on the original with a subtle touch of your favourite fruit flavour.

Emilio Estefan
"Estefan Kitchen"

Mojito

pronounced

MO - HEE - TOE

Mojito pronto da servire
11.60€ è il costo per ubriacarmi. Considerando che ogni cocktail costa dai 5 ai 6€ direi che ci sta, no?

God bless Bacardi!

L'amour tu sais ça n'est jamais écrit

Se tu non mi ami non importa, sono in grado di amare per tutti e due.

Ernest Hemingway