“If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an ice-berg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing. A writer who appreciates the seriousness of writing so little that he is anxious to make people see he is formally educated, cultured or well-bred is merely a popinjay. And this too remember; a serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.”

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About Ernest Hemingway

American novelist and short story writer of the early-to-mid 20th century, Hemingway is best known for his stark, minimalist prose and depictions of war, masculinity, and existential struggle. His works, including *The Sun Also Rises* and *A Farewell to Arms*, capture the disillusionment of post-World War I generations with a raw, unflinching honesty. His writing style and adventurous life—marked by hunting, fishing, and travels—became as legendary as his fiction.

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