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“I knelt and started to pray and prayed for everybody I thought of, Brett and Mike and Bill and Robert Cohn and myself, and all the bullfighters, separately for the ones I liked, and lumping all the rest, then I prayed for myself again, and while i was praying for myself I found I was getting…” quote by Ernest Hemingway
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““I knelt and started to pray and prayed for everybody I thought of, Brett and Mike and Bill and Robert Cohn and myself, and all the bullfighters, separately for the ones I liked, and lumping all the rest, then I prayed for myself again, and while i was praying for myself I found I was getting sleepy, so I prayed that the bull-fights would be good, and that it would be a fine fiesta, and that we would get some fishing. I wondered if there was anything else I might pray for, and I thought I would like to have some money, so I prayed that I would make a lot of money, and then I started to think how I would make it and thinking of making money reminded me of the count, and I started wondering about where he was, and regretting I hadn't seen him since that night in Montmartre, and about something funny Brett told me about him, and as all the time I was kneeling with my forehead on the wood in front of me, and was thinking of myself praying, I was a little ashamed, and regretted that I was such a rotten Catholic, but realized there was nothing I could do about it, at least for a while, and maybe never, but that anyway it was a grand religion, and I only wished I felt religious and maybe I would the next time; and then I was out in the hot sun on the steps of the cathedral, and the forefingers and the thumb of my right hand were still damp, and I felt them dry in the sun.””

Ernest Hemingway

About This Quote

A rambling confession of scattered prayers, material desire, and self‑critique, revealing a conflicted, self‑aware conscience.

In simple terms: A chaotic prayer list exposing doubts and desires.

Key Takeaway

Inner conflict surfaces through scattered, self‑critical thoughts.

Themes

faith conflict materialism self‑reflection humor

Mood

confessional ironic reflective

Type

stream‑of‑consciousness confessional

When to use this quote

  • praying for loved ones
  • wishing for wealth
  • feeling religious guilt
  • reflecting on personal values

Key Concepts

existential doubt cognitive dissonance

Practical Applications

  • recognize and organize personal priorities
  • balance material wishes with spiritual practice

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does humor affect the seriousness of spiritual confession?
  • What does the prayer reveal about the speaker’s values?
A Different Perspective

The narrative’s meandering style may obscure a clear moral stance.

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