185 ordspråk av Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man. Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist.
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I don't like to write like God. It is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it.
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I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success.
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I kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight.
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I know now that there is no one thing that is true - it is all true.
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I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.
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I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started.
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I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes.
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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.
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I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
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I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
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I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?
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I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?
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I never had to choose a subject - my subject rather chose me.
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I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.
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