No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.
ERNEST HEMINGWAYWhen people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
More Ernest Hemingway Quotes
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The shortest answer is doing the thing.
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As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.
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Religion is the opium of the poor.
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No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.
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To hell with them. Nothing hurts if you don’t let it.
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Never confuse movement with action.
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Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.
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We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.
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All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.
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We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken.
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Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
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We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
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In order to write about life first you must live it.
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Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day?
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Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.
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