Ernest Hemingway

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over

Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died read more

Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. read more

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Courage is grace under pressure.