Pauline Pfeiffer - Personal Life

Personal Life

Pfeiffer's difficult labor with one son was the fictional basis for Catherine's death in A Farewell to Arms. Her devout Roman Catholic beliefs led to her supporting the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War, while Hemingway backed the Republicans.

Read more about this topic:  Pauline Pfeiffer

Famous quotes containing the words personal and/or life:

    “Because one has little fear of shocking vanity in Italy, people adopt an intimate tone very quickly and discuss personal things.”
    —Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)

    “I felt more than ever the necessity of my mission. But I went home out of spirits, I hardly know why. I must work by myself all life long.”
    —Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)