Who said “Or don't you like to write letters. I do because it's such a swell way to keep from…”?

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Ernest Hemingway. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLetter to F. Scott Fitzgerald (1 July 1925); published in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917–1961 (1981) edited by Carlos Baker

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“Or don't you like to write letters. I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.”
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For academic work, cite the original where you can: Letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald (1 July 1925); published in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917–1961 (1981) edited by Carlos Baker.

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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). Or don't you like to write letters. I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26393-or-dont-you-like-to-write-letters-i/

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Hemingway, Ernest. “Or don't you like to write letters. I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26393-or-dont-you-like-to-write-letters-i/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Hemingway, Ernest. “Or don't you like to write letters. I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26393-or-dont-you-like-to-write-letters-i/.