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This book compiles excerpts and reflections from Hemingway's works, offering readers a glimpse into his personal philosophy on living a meaningful life.
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“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
“An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”
“All things truly wicked start from innocence.”
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
“In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.”
“Never confuse movement with action.”
“Never mistake motion for action.”
“Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.”
“My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.”
“I'm not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy.”
“In order to write about life first you must live it.”
“There is no rule on how to write.”