"I would walk along the quais when..." - Quote by Ernest Hemingway
I would walk along the quais when I had finished work or when I was trying to think something out. It was easier to think if I was walking and doing something or seeing people doing something that they understood.
More by Ernest Hemingway
“I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stockyards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it.”
“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring.”
“Men cannot act before the camera in the presence of death.”
More on Reflection
“It seems like we wake up and it's a race until you get to bed. It gets to you after a while and you think, 'What the hell am I doing?'”
“I wonder about the trees.Why do we wish to bearForever the noise of theseMore than another noiseSo close to our dwelling place?”
“In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.”
More on Thought
“Pray, love, remember: and there is pansies, that's for thoughts.”
“There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.”
“Abraham: You did not come into this environment to create through action. Instead, your action is meant to be a way in which you enjoy what you have created through thought.”