The World Breaks Everyone

Adrian S. Potter
3 min readJan 19, 2024

Become strong at the broken places.

Photo by Dhia Eddine: https://www.pexels.com/photo/ernest-hemingway-book-on-legs-10694267/

The Secondhand Inspiration Project begins with a motivational quote and ventures wherever the creative path meanders.

Ernest Hemingway was an iconic author and journalist, renowned for his concise and impactful writing style. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Hemingway rose to prominence with books like “The Old Man and the Sea” and “A Farewell to Arms.”

His works frequently explored themes of war, masculinity, and the human condition. Hemingway’s brevity and use of understatement had a profound influence on 20th-century American literature, shaping the “Hemingwayesque” style.

He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway’s literary legacy endures, and his contributions to modern literature continue to be studied and celebrated for their profound impact on storytelling and narrative technique.

Ernest Hemingway’s quote –

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

- reflects an insightful viewpoint on the resilience and strength that can emerge from pushing through life’s roadblocks. Let’s break down this quote and examine its elements.

The world breaks everyone,

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Adrian S. Potter

Antisocial Extrovert · Writer and Poet, Engineer, Consultant, Public Speaker · Writing about self-improvement, gratitude, and creativity · www.adrianspotter.com