"What is the definition of guts? Grace..." - Quote by Ernest Hemingway

“We need more true mystery in our lives Hem- he said. The completely unambitious writer and the really good unpublished poem are the things we lack most. There is of course the problem of sustenance”

“The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.”

“Worry destroys the ability to write. Ill health is bad in the ratio that it produces worry which attacks your subconscious and destroys your reserves.”

“Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.”

“Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.”

“When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?”

“A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.”

“Pressed into service means pressed out of shape.”

“Some days I totally appreciate everything that's happening to me, and some days I feel everyone's waiting for me to mess up.”