Quotes by Hemingway, Ernest
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 July 2, 1961) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works, drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, are characterized by terse minimalism and understatement; they exerted a significant influence on the development of twentieth century fiction. Hemingway's protagonists are typically stoic male individuals, often interpreted as projections of his own character, who must master "grace under pressure". Many of his works, like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea, are now considered classics in the canon of American literature. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your own bio in the forums.
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are stronger at the broken places."
Hemingway, Ernest on adversity
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"As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary."
Hemingway, Ernest on age and aging
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"A man can be destroyed but not defeated."
Hemingway, Ernest on defeat
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"I'm not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy."
Hemingway, Ernest on fights and fighting
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"There is no friend as loyal as a book"
Hemingway, Ernest on friends and friendship
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"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
Hemingway, Ernest on alcohol and alcoholism
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"All things truly wicked start from an innocence."
Hemingway, Ernest on innocence
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"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen."
Hemingway, Ernest on listening
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