A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway’s novel of the First World War, narrated by Frederic Henry, an American lieutenant in the ambulance corps of the Italian army, and of his love for Catherine Barkley, an English nurse.

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Famous quotes

• All thinking men are atheists.

  Ch. 2In context

  • Atheism

• I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend to you a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success.

  Book II, Chapter XVIn context

  • Clever Jabs
  • Health

• Life isn’t hard to manage when you’ve nothing to lose.

  Book II, Chapter XXIIn context

  • Life & Death
  • Risk

• I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain.

  Book III, Chapter XXVIIIn context

  • War & Peace

• The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.

  Book IV, Chapter XXXIVIn context

  • Courage
  • Life & Death

• They do not grow wise. They grow careful.

  Book IV, Chapter XXXVIn context

  • Age
  • Wisdom

Contents

1. Dedication

Book I

1. Chapter I
2. Chapter II
3. Chapter III
4. Chapter IV
5. Chapter V
6. Chapter VI
7. Chapter VII
8. Chapter VIII
9. Chapter IX
10. Chapter X
11. Chapter XI
12. Chapter XII

Book II

1. Chapter XIII
2. Chapter XIV
3. Chapter XV
4. Chapter XVI
5. Chapter XVII
6. Chapter XVIII
7. Chapter XIX
8. Chapter XX
9. Chapter XXI
10. Chapter XXII
11. Chapter XXIII
12. Chapter XXIV

Book III

1. Chapter XXV
2. Chapter XXVI
3. Chapter XXVII
4. Chapter XXVIII
5. Chapter XXIX
6. Chapter XXX
7. Chapter XXXI
8. Chapter XXXII

Book IV

1. Chapter XXXIII
2. Chapter XXXIV
3. Chapter XXXV
4. Chapter XXXVI
5. Chapter XXXVII

Book V

1. Chapter XXXVIII
2. Chapter XXXIX
3. Chapter XL
4. Chapter XLI