The best of Ernest Hemingways' Quotes from Books

Part of the reason we love Ernest Hemingway is that he captured life’s complexities in such simple words. His characters are constantly struggling with something, and they’re always trying to figure out how to get by in this world. And so often, they’re just barely holding on by their fingernails.

But they are also resilient. They push through—sometimes with grace, sometimes angry and frustrated. But they find a way to keep going. That’s what we love about them: They don’t give up when life gets tough. They fight back, or at least they try.

There are so many great quotes from Ernest Hemingway that it can be hard to choose just one. But we’ve done our best to narrow it down!

Best of Ernest Hemingways’ Quotes from Books

It is good to have an end to journey toward: but it is the journey that matters in the end — It is good to have an end to the journey toward: but it is the journey that matters in the end

In order to write about life first, you must live it

Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another — Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything

All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time. — All my life I’ve looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.

We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.

"But man is not made for defeat", he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" — “But man is not made for defeat”, he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated”

Hemingway is one of the most beloved authors of all time, but his words are often just as memorable as the stories they appear in. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite quotes from Hemingway’s books.