所有的人都怕死。那是一种很自然的让人疲于奔命的恐惧。我们害怕死亡因为我们觉得还没有爱够，或者根本就没有爱过。这两者根本就是一回事。可是当你和一个真正伟大的女人做爱的时候，她值得这世上最崇高的尊敬，她让你感觉到如此雄壮有力，那种恐惧就完全消失了。因为当你和一个伟大的女人分享你的身体和心灵的时候，世界便消失了。你们两个才是整个宇宙中唯一的存在。你征服了多数男人所从不曾征服的，你征服了一个伟大女性的心，那最容易被伤害的，她给了你。死亡不再在你的脑海中游弋，恐惧不再笼罩你的心灵。惟有对生命的激情，对爱的激情，变成了你唯一的现实。这并不容易做到，因为它需要极大的勇气。年轻人记住了，当你和一个伟大的女性做爱的时候，你会体会到什么是永恒。

这一段对话出自MIDNIGHT IN PARIS。年轻作家惊喜的发现他穿越回到了２０年代的巴黎，遭遇一大群当时的艺术家和作家。于是虚心向海明威请教，上面就是海明威对他的一通训话。让我感受十分深刻。原文如下。

All men fear death. It's a natural fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel that we haven't loved well enough or loved at all, which ultimately are one and the same. However, when you make love with a truly great woman, one that deserves the utmost respect in this world and one that makes you feel truly powerful, that fear of death completely disappears. Because when you are sharing your body and heart with a great woman the world fades away. You two are the only ones in the entire universe. You conquer what most lesser men have never conquered before, you have conquered a great woman's heart, the most vulnerable thing she can offer to another. Death no longer lingers in the mind. Fear no longer clouds your heart. Only passion for living, and for loving, become your sole reality. This is no easy task for it takes insurmountable courage. But remember this, for that moment when you are making love with a woman of true greatness you will feel immortal.