Each day of not writing, of comfort, of being that which he despised, …

Ernest Hemingway
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Each day of not writing, of comfort, of being that which he despised, dulled his ability and softened his will to work so that, finally, he did no work at all. ✨ Ernest Hemingway, Sean Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway (2012). Hemingway on Hunting, p.71, Simon and Schuster
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You’ll ache. And you’re going to love it. It will crush you. And you’re still going to love all of it.
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I was so sentimental about you I'd break any one's heart for you. My, I was a damned fool. I broke my own heart, too. It's broken and gone. Everything I believe in and everything I cared about I left … ▶
And you'll always love me won't you? Yes And the rain won't make any difference? No ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2016). A Farewell to Arms, p.74, Hamilton Books
The story was writing itself and I was having a hard time keeping up with it. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2014). Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition, p.30, Simon and Schuster

Each day of not writing, of comfort, of being that which he despised, dulled his ability and softened his will to work so that, finally, he did no work at all. ✨ Ernest Hemingway, Sean Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway (2012). Hemingway on Hunting, p.71, Simon and Schuster

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