

“Do not think about sin, he thought. There are enough problems now without sin. Also I have no understanding of it.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea

“The fish is my friend too... I have never seen or heard of such a fish. But I must kill him. I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars. Imagine if each day a man must try to kill the moon, he thought. The moon runs away. But imagine if a man each day should have to try to kill the sun? We were born lucky; he thought”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea

“I hate a cramp, he thought. It is a treachery of one's own body.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea

“But, he thought, I keep them with precision. Only I have no luck anymore. But who knows? Maybe today. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
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