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The Sun Also Rises Love Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 For four years his horizon had been absolutely limited to his wife. For three years, or almost three years, he had never seen beyond Frances. I am sure he had never been in love in his life. (2.1) |
Despite the fact that he’s been tied to certain women, Jake suspects that Cohn has never really been in love with them – Cohn doesn’t have an understanding of what love really is, beyond obligation.
| Quote #2 "You’re getting damned romantic." |
This brief interchange between Brett and Jake (Jake is the bored one) cancels out the possibility of real romance – it’s just something to pass the time.
| Quote #3 "It’s funny," I said. "It’s very funny. And it’s a lot of fun, too, to be in love." |
Brett can’t handle her feelings for Jake – she wants him but can’t have him, which creates the sensation of "hell on earth" for her. Jake, on the other hand, experiences a kind of simultaneous pain and pleasure in seeing Brett.
