Hemingway has every right and reason to be one of the greatest literary masters of all time. His pieces are gorgeous: so real you can reach out and grab them, alive to the point that you can envelope your own life around them. This book is all quotes that Hemingway wrote in his books and letters (mostly to other authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald) and things he said. Each one is about writing and living your life like a writer. Whether you're aspiring to be published yourself or just enjoy a good book, I recommend it. Each page is inspiring and beautiful. Below is one of my favorite quotes. Not only is it written well, but it also is so very true.
"You see I’m trying in all my stories to get the feeling of the actual life across –not to just depict life –or criticize it –but to actually make it alive. So that when you have read something by me you actually experience the thing. You can’t do this without putting in the bad and the ugly as well as what is beautiful. Because if it is all beautiful you can’t believe in it. Things aren't that way. It is only by showing both sides -3 dimensions and if possible 4 that you can write the way I want to."
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