That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.
Ernest HemingwayI kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight.
Ernest HemingwayAll a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.
Ernest HemingwayI am one of those who like to stay late at the cafe," the older waiter said. "With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night." "I want to go home and into bed." "We are of two different kinds," the older waiter said. He was now dressed to go home. "It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful. Each night. I am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the cafe.
Ernest HemingwayPart of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintry light.
Ernest HemingwayYou make something from things that have happened and from things that exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, and you make something through your invention that is truer than anything true and alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality.
Ernest Hemingway