“An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.” Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway
American novelist

Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the Iceberg Theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century
Born: July 21, 1899, Oak Park
Died: July 2, 1961, Ketchum
Spouse: Mary Welsh Hemingway (m. 1946–1961),
Short stories: Hills Like White Elephants, The Killers,

Quotes
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.