QuoteGeekFor the lines that stay with you.

Books

Do not start blaming who you love, or apportioning guilt, for it will all be apportioned in good time, and not by you.

— Ernest Hemingway · Garden of Eden

Iron balance scale tipping toward a shriveled apple, with forest greenery and loose leaves at its base
Original artwork
Behind the line May contain spoilers.

Our reading

An editorial interpretation.

The speaker urges someone not to assign blame to the person they love. Guilt, they say, will be apportioned later by someone other than the listener. The advice asks for restraint now, while leaving that later judgment outside the listener's hands.

Context reviewed

Share this quote