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“I always worked until I had something done and I always stopped when I knew what was going to happen next. That way I could be sure of going on the next day.”
Ernest Hemingway
Work, Process, Discipline, Reflection, Productivity
Ernest Hemingway Work, Process, Discipline, Reflection, Productivity“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Ernest Hemingway
Resilience, Strength, Perseverance, Humanity, Philosophy
Ernest Hemingway Resilience, Strength, Perseverance, Humanity, Philosophy“The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.” Ernest Hemingway
Hope, Resilience, Struggle, Life, Perspective
Ernest Hemingway Hope, Resilience, Struggle, Life, Perspective“The only decent bone in her body was mine.” Ernest Hemingway
Love, Relationships, Humor, Irony, Reflection
Ernest Hemingway Love, Relationships, Humor, Irony, Reflection“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. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.” Ernest Hemingway
Economics, Politics, Reflection, War, Society
Ernest Hemingway Economics, Politics, Reflection, War, Society“Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters.” Ernest Hemingway
Determination, Commitment, Reflection, Courage, Purpose
Ernest Hemingway Determination, Commitment, Reflection, Courage, Purpose“From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality.” Ernest Hemingway
Creation, Writing, Invention, Reflection, Immortality
Ernest Hemingway Creation, Writing, Invention, Reflection, Immortality“You’ve such a lovely temperature.” Ernest Hemingway
Intimacy, Emotion, Reflection, Connection, Affection
Ernest Hemingway Intimacy, Emotion, Reflection, Connection, Affection“I do not need to get used to your silence. I already know it. I quite possibly love all of it.” Ernest Hemingway
Silence, Love, Understanding, Reflection, Connection
Ernest Hemingway Silence, Love, Understanding, Reflection, Connection“There isn’t always an explanation for everything.” Ernest Hemingway
Life, Mystery, Reflection, Acceptance, Understanding
Ernest Hemingway Life, Mystery, Reflection, Acceptance, Understanding“Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” Ernest Hemingway
Aging, Resilience, Reflection, Life, Hope
Ernest Hemingway Aging, Resilience, Reflection, Life, Hope“I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars.” Ernest Hemingway
Stars, Reflection, Existence, Humanity, Awe
Ernest Hemingway Stars, Reflection, Existence, Humanity, Awe“I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Process, Self-care
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Process, Self-care“I loved you when I saw you today and I loved you always but I never saw you before.” Ernest Hemingway
Love, Memory, Reflection, Connection, Time
Ernest Hemingway Love, Memory, Reflection, Connection, Time“You belong to me and all Paris belongs to me and I belong to this notebook and this pencil.” Ernest Hemingway
Possession, Belonging, Writing, Reflection, Connection
Ernest Hemingway Possession, Belonging, Writing, Reflection, Connection“There are the two curses of Spain, the bulls and the priests.” Ernest Hemingway
Culture, Critique, Society, Reflection, Tradition
Ernest Hemingway Culture, Critique, Society, Reflection, Tradition“You see, I am trying in all my stories to get the feeling of the actual life across - not to just depict life - or criticize it - but to actually make it alive. So that when you have read something by me, you actually experience the thing. You can't do this without putting in the bad and the ugly as well as what is beautiful.” Ernest Hemingway
Writing, Life, Experience, Reflection, Realism
Ernest Hemingway Writing, Life, Experience, Reflection, Realism