20260208 Ernest Hemingway's famous 海明威 Famous quotes

 

Ernest Hemingway's famous, punchy quotes often center on courage, resilience, and the craft of writing. His most iconic phrases include "Courage is grace under pressure," and "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places". These slogans reflect his “Iceberg Theory” of concise, impactful literature. 

Famous Quotes on Life and Resilience

• "Courage is grace under pressure".
• "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places".
• "But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated".
• "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self".
• "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end". 

Famous Quotes on Writing and Craft

• "Write the best story that you can and write it as straight as you can".
• "The first draft of anything is sh*t".
• "In order to write about life first you must live it".
• "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know". 

Another one of my all-time favorite writers is Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms, To Have and Have Not, The Old Man and the Sea...each and every book is worth a read. Below are 10 of my favorite quotes from Hemingway.

I hope you enjoy them just as much as I do. Xx

1. “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
2. “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
3. “I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?”
4. “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
5. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
6. “Courage is grace under pressure.”
7. “But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
8. “As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.”
9. “Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
10. “My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.”