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Green Hills of Africa
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"Green Hills of Africa" Quotes

"Green Hills of Africa" is Ernest Hemingway's autobiographical account of a safari in East Africa that explores themes of adventure, the struggle between man and nature, and the art of writing.

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All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was.

Ernest Hemingway

booksexperience

There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter.

Ernest Hemingway

huntingexperience

You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.

Ernest Hemingway

braverysuffering

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.

Ernest Hemingway

writingintegrity

Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.

Ernest Hemingway

lovetravel

The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; a permanent ruin.

Ernest Hemingway

economicswar

There is no one thing that's true. It's all true.

Ernest Hemingway

truthperception

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Ernest Hemingway

listeninglearning