Quote by Ernest Hemingway

I was trying to write then and I found the greatest difficulty, aside from knowing what you really felt, rather that what you were supposed to feel, and had been taught to feel, was to put down what really happened in action; what the actual things which produced the emotion that you experienced...

I was trying to write then and I found the greatest difficul

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This quote reflects the challenges faced by the narrator in expressing their authentic emotions and experiences through writing. The difficulty lies not only in understanding their true feelings rather than societal expectations, but also in accurately conveying the specific events and actions that led to those emotions. The quote highlights the struggle of capturing the genuine and raw essence of one's experiences, trying to transcend the barriers of conventionality and accurately portray the truth through words.

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By Ernest Hemingway

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