Quotation by

Ernest Hemingway

Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor.

Ernest Hemingway

Art

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Ernest Hemingway is saying that bullfighting is unique because the person performing risks their life while creating their work. He also points out that how skillfully the bullfighter performs depends entirely on their own sense of pride and integrity.

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