Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts. Ernest Hemingway abuseapplyconcept Change image and share on social
Pound's crazy. All poets are. They have to be. You don't put a poet like Pound in the loony bin. Ernest Hemingway bincrazyloony Change image and share on social
Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age. Ernest Hemingway ageequalhesitation Change image and share on social
When I am working on a book or a story, I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you, and it is cool or cold, and you come to your work and warm as you write. Ernest Hemingway bookcoldcool share on social
'For Whom the Bell Tolls' was a problem which I carried on each day. I knew what was going to happen in principle. But I invented what happened each day I wrote. Ernest Hemingway bellcarryday Change image and share on social
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway awakefalllife Change image and share on social
I always rewrite each day up to the point where I stopped. When it is all finished, naturally you go over it. You get another chance to correct and rewrite when someone else types it, and you see it clean in type. The last chance is in the proofs. You're grateful for these different chances. Ernest Hemingway chancecleancorrect share on social
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward. Ernest Hemingway artistdepressiongood Change image and share on social
Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture. Ernest Hemingway architecturebrownbuild Change image and share on social
If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work. Ernest Hemingway aspectbadpopular Change image and share on social