Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, 1929

The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in 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.
Ernest Hemingway
Never confuse movement with action.
Ernest Hemingway
[What is the definition of guts?] Grace under pressure.
Ernest Hemingway - in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech
For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.
Ernest Hemingway
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.
Ernest Hemingway
Courage is grace under pressure.
Ernest Hemingway
But did thee feel the earth move?
Ernest Hemingway
America is the land of wide lawns and narrow minds.
Ernest Hemingway - "The Old Man and the Sea"
Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.
Ernest Hemingway
When you have a child, the world has a hostage.
Ernest Hemingway
In order to write about life, first you must live it!
Ernest Hemingway
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Ernest Hemingway
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea
Let him think I am more man that I am and I will be so.
Ernest Hemingway
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Ernest Hemingway
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.
Ernest Hemingway
Grace under Pressure.
Ernest Hemingway
Never mistake motion for action.
Ernest Hemingway
But in modern war you will die like a dog for no good reason.
Ernest Hemingway
Live life to the fullest.
Ernest Hemingway
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

- Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, 1929