Maxioms by Ernest Hemingway
Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that read more
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of read more
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too, but there will be no special hurry.
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.
That is what we are supposed to do when we are at our best - make it all up - read more
That is what we are supposed to do when we are at our best - make it all up - but make it up so truly that later it will happen that way.
