Ernest Hemingway Quotes
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He knew he would not be afraid. Even if he ever was afraid he knew that he could do it anyway.
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For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.
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I felt very lonely when they were all there.
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In order to write about life first you must live it.
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To be successful in writing, use short sentences.
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Since I had started to break down all my writing and get rid of all facility and try to make instead of describe, writing had been wonderful to do.
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Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.
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Look at things and listen and feel.
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Courage is grace under pressure.
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All the contact I have had with politics has left me feeling as though I had been drinking out of spitoons.
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
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Wine ... offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than possibly any other purely sensory thing which may be purchased.
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The first and final thing you have to do in this world is to last it and not be smashed by it.
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That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.
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Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters.
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I don't think I ever owned twenty pencils at one time. Wearing down seven number-two pencils is a good day's work.
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I wanted to try this new drink: That's all we do, isn't it - look at things and try new drinks?
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The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.
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My only regret in life is that I did not drink more wine.
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When we came back to Paris it was clear and cold and lovely.
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And who understands? Not me, because if I did I would forgive it all.
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What I learned constructive about women, not just ethics like never blame them if they pox you because somebody poxed them and lots of times they don't even know they have it — that's in the first reader for squares — is, no matter how they get, always think of them the way they were on the best day they ever had.
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I didn't want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you good night — and there's a lot of difference.
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I don’t. I don’t want anybody else to touch you. I’m silly. I get furious if they touch you.