Ernest Hemingway

"The first duty of a writer is to observe carefully and to report truthfully."

"A writer needs three things: experience, observation, and imagination."

"Goodness is something to which the majority of people are indifferent."

"The life of a man is interesting primarily when he has failed."

"There are only three true sports: mountaineering, bull fighting, and automobile racing."

"Old age is a special problem for me because I believe I am going to die."

"The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector."

"We make up the rules of life as we go along."

"You beat me all those ways. That's true. But afterwards I am going to do well."

"I had nothing to say and I was saying it."

"The world is an ugly place at times, but there is much beauty in it."

"All my life I have loved the beauty of the trout stream, the grace of the moving trout."

"Literary talent is one of the greatest gifts there is."

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

"You don't have to be rich to be unhappy."

"The only reason to write is because you have something to say."

"You must have very great patience to truly understand people."

"All stories end in death."

"I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice."

"You cannot distinguish between the sordid and the noble in the human life."

"What is the most important part of the day? I would say the morning."

"Resistance to something is the first step toward undertaking it."

"A person with discipline achieves goals that others only dream about."

"The world will break your heart, but the breaking will make you stronger."

"In life, you learn to value the things that money cannot buy."

"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."

"To be a writer, you must be curious about everything and everyone."

"Loneliness is good. It sharpens the mind."

"The heart of a story is always true, even if the facts are invented."

"A true master of his craft uses the fewest words to create the greatest impact."