Ernest Hemingway was an influential American writer known for his concise and powerful prose. He explored themes of war, love, masculinity, and the human condition. His works, such as “The Old Man and the Sea” and “A Farewell to Arms,” continue to captivate readers with their authenticity and emotional depth.
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
Ernest Hemingway Quotes
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
“Courage is grace under pressure.”
“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
“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.”
“The first and final thing you have to do in this world is to last it and not be smashed by it.”
“I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”
“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much and forgetting that you are special too.”
“Never mistake motion for action.”
“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
“The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.”
“The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.”
“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.”
“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
“The best way to identify any man’s character is to see how he treats people who are of no value to him.”
“Never confuse movement with action.”
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
“The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.”
“I’m not brave anymore, darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me.”
“We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in.”
“When you stop doing things for fun, you might as well be dead.”
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
“The only thing that can be true to oneself is another self.”
“I didn’t want to kiss you goodbye—that was the trouble—I wanted to kiss you good night—and there’s a lot of difference.”
“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.”
“The shortest answer is doing the thing.”
“All things truly wicked start from innocence.”
“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
“You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.”
“The best way to listen to others is to imagine you are listening to your own words.”
“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”
“The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life and one is as good as the other.”
These quotes provide a glimpse into the wisdom and insight of Ernest Hemingway, covering a range of themes and emotions.
