Real seriousness in regard to writing being one of the two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.
Ernest HemingwayI always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows.
Ernest HemingwayOut of all the things you could not have there were some things that you could have and one of those was to know when you were happy and to enjoy all of it while it was there and it was good.
Ernest HemingwayIt is very bad for (an artist) to talk about how he (creates). It is not the (artist's) province to explain or to run guided tours through the more difficult country of his work. It's none of their business that you had to learn. Let them think you were born that way.
Ernest HemingwayYou read what you have written and, as you always stop when you know what is going to happen next, you go on from there. You write until you come to a place where you still have your juice and know what will happen next and you stop and try to live through until the next day when you hit it again.
Ernest Hemingway