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.
Ernest Hemingway
Mortality, Existence, Legacy, Life, Reflection
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“Any man’s life, told truly, is a novel...” Ernest Hemingway
Life, Storytelling, Reflection, Authenticity, Humanity
Ernest Hemingway Life, Storytelling, Reflection, Authenticity, Humanity“When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a little alcohol stove, as low as it will go. Then it explodes and that is my idea.” Ernest Hemingway
Creativity, Ideas, Reflection, Process, Inspiration
Ernest Hemingway Creativity, Ideas, Reflection, Process, Inspiration“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ernest Hemingway
Journey, Purpose, Reflection, Life, Destination
Ernest Hemingway Journey, Purpose, Reflection, Life, Destination“We need more true mystery in our lives Hem- he said. The completely unambitious writer and the really good unpublished poem are the things we lack most. There is of course the problem of sustenance.” Ernest Hemingway
Mystery, Writing, Reflection, Creativity, Life
Ernest Hemingway Mystery, Writing, Reflection, Creativity, Life“I would walk along the quais when I had finished work or when I was trying to think something out. It was easier to think if I was walking and doing something or seeing people doing something that they understood.” Ernest Hemingway
Reflection, Walking, Thought, Clarity, Creativity
Ernest Hemingway Reflection, Walking, Thought, Clarity, Creativity“Work every day. No matter what has happened the day or night before, get up and bite on the nail.” Ernest Hemingway
Discipline, Persistence, Work, Motivational, Life
Ernest Hemingway Discipline, Persistence, Work, Motivational, Life“How did we go bankrupt? Two ways. Slowly, and then all of a sudden.” Ernest Hemingway
Bankruptcy, Reality, Reflection, Change, Economics
Ernest Hemingway Bankruptcy, Reality, Reflection, Change, Economics“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” Ernest Hemingway
Responsibility, Reflection, Action, Humor, Life
Ernest Hemingway Responsibility, Reflection, Action, Humor, Life“You never kill anyone you want to kill in a war, he said to himself.” Ernest Hemingway
War, Reflection, Humanity, Violence, Conflict
Ernest Hemingway War, Reflection, Humanity, Violence, Conflict“The game of golf would lose a great deal if croquet mallets and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green.” Ernest Hemingway
Golf, Rules, Reflection, Sport, Metaphor
Ernest Hemingway Golf, Rules, Reflection, Sport, Metaphor“Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife underhand into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all the furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it.” Ernest Hemingway
Absinthe, Humor, Reflection, Art, Life
Ernest Hemingway Absinthe, Humor, Reflection, Art, Life“Don’t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you’re not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you’ve lived nearly half the time you have to live already?” Ernest Hemingway
Life, Reflection, Time, Awareness, Regret
Ernest Hemingway Life, Reflection, Time, Awareness, Regret“Wearing down seven number two pencils is a good day’s work.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Productivity, Humor, Reflection, Creativity
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Productivity, Humor, Reflection, Creativity“Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.” Ernest Hemingway
Fear, Wealth, Reflection, Life, Reality
Ernest Hemingway Fear, Wealth, Reflection, Life, Reality“If the others heard me talking out loud they would think that I am crazy. But since I am not, I do not care.” Ernest Hemingway
Communication, Isolation, Perception, Reflection, Freedom
Ernest Hemingway Communication, Isolation, Perception, Reflection, Freedom“But in the night he woke and held her tight as though she were all of life and it was being taken from him. He held her feeling she was all of life there was and it was true.” Ernest Hemingway
Love, Connection, Emotion, Reflection, Vulnerability
Ernest Hemingway Love, Connection, Emotion, Reflection, Vulnerability