Ernest Hemingway

"In the night there is much to fear and much to hope for."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."

"Hemingway believed that the shortest answer is doing."

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

"The earth is a fine place and worth fighting for."

"Never go on trips with anyone you do not love."

"The cat is truth."

"How did you go bankrupt? Two ways: gradually, then suddenly."

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

"We are all broken, that is how the light gets in."

"The world is full of people breaking in upon you. Protection for privacy is health."

"You should be happy in this now, which is good and you should always be happy."

"War is the only thing that's important."

"Hemingway noted that drinking wine with lunch is the only civilized thing to do."

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend his time with fools."

"The things of the night cannot be explained in the day."

"Hemingway believed real seriousness comes from thinking of things in bed at night."

"Never be cruel, never be cowardly, and never eat soggy cereal."

"The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof crap detector."

"Everything in life is a test, except it is all real."

"You cannot truly understand life until you lose someone."

"Hemingway said that moving a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

"The natural world teaches us patience through observation."

"When you're young you think everything that happens is because of something you do."

"To be a writer, you must read widely."

"Fishing is a form of thinking."

"Hemingway believed that traveling gives you stories and a different perspective on living."

"The beauty of nature is in its simplicity and honesty."