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1899–1961 United States
Ernest Miller Hemingway (21 July 1899 – 2 July 1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations.
United States Essayists Journalists Memoirists Nobel laureates Also known as: Ernest Miller Hemingway, Ernest hemmingway, Hemingway, Hemingway, Ernest, Hemingway, Ernest Millar
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As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.
A Moveable Feast (1964)
Actually if a writer needs a dictionary he should not write. He should have read the dictionary at least three times from beginning to end and then have loaned it to someone who needs it. There are only certain words which are valid and similies (bring me my dictionary) are like defective ammunition (the lowest thing I can think of at this time).
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
Misattributed The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
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Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
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There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.
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I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?
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