12 Ernest Hemingway Quotes That Are Pure Gems

After Ernest Hemingway, the history of American literature was never the same. A nobel laureate, Ernest Hemingway had a signature style of writing – simple and spare. Profound writing with no extravagant use of elaborate and fancy words and language. His style and work inspired readers as well as many later-generations of writers.

Here is a list of the best Ernest Hemingway quotes:

#1. There is no friend as loyal as a book.

There is no friend as loyal as a book. Ernest Hemingway Quote

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

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

#3. Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. Ernest Hemingway Quote

#4. I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway Quote

#5. The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. Ernest Hemingway Quote

#6. The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Ernest Hemingway Quote

#7. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. Ernest Hemingway Quote

#8. Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway Quote

#9. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.  Ernest Hemingway Quotes

#10. The first draft of anything is shit.

The first draft of anything is shit. Ernest Hemingway Quotes

#11. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know. Ernest Hemingway Quotes

#12. I drink to make other people more interesting.

I drink to make other people more interesting. Ernest Hemingway Quotes

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