Ernest Hemingway's wisdom (from: midnight in Paris)

Ernest Hemingway: 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.

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[doublevision14]

Absolutely 100% the best 83 seconds of the movie.

[Filmfan90]

I just saw this movie! it was fantastic! Hemingway was awesome!! haha I laughed soo hard at this part! When he asks if he ever made love to a truly great woman...he sounded like Ron Burgandy! haha Best film of 2011 so far!

[CannibaLouiST]

1:04

Hemingway: ...like some rhino-hunters...

Dali: I see........ a rhinoceroses!

[Allen Kerouac]

Best speech to make with stoned mates

[Michael O'Neill]

cant believe a top comment compares somebody as important as hemingway to ron burgandy. terrible

[Mac Johnson]

Atlas Shrugged in a nutshell...

[sleepbaby17]

I cheered when I saw this part lol...its the most profound thing I've ever heard in a movie

[Eyre3618]

You can't fool Hemingway.

[Peter Marlon]

You are right man..

[mpjr1]

I was noticing the same thing and it is driving me nuts !! I have been searching for the original version that I saw at the cinema where Hemingway says: "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 truly great woman.."

I can't find the other version online. I don't know why did they ever decided to changed it !

[myraxg]

if our aim was true we could delay them