Ernest Hemingway ( 10 of 45 )
A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or read more
A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Courage is grace under pressure.
So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is read more
So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency. The second is war. Both bring a temporary read more
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency. The second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity. Both bring a permanent ruin.
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write read more
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.
All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I read more
I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.
Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.
Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the read more
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a movable feast.
By "guts" I mean, grace under pressure
By "guts" I mean, grace under pressure
