No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.
Weitere Zitate von Ernest Hemingway
Zum Autor"People who write fiction, if they had not taken it up, might have become very successful liars."
"The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself."
"I wake up in the morning and my mind starts making sentences, and I have to get rid of them fast - talk them or write them down."
"Besides, I'm not jealous. I'm just so in love with you that there isn't anything else."
"Mice: What is the best early training for a writer?Y.C.: An unhappy childhood."
"You wouldn't believe it. It's like a wonderful nightmare.'Sure,' I said. 'I'd believe anything. Including nightmares.' 'What's the matter? Feel low?'Low as hell."