Who said “Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as…”?

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

SourceThe old waiter of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" in Winner Take Nothing (1932)

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“Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34068-our-nada-who-art-in-nada-nada-be/

MLA

Hemingway, Ernest. “Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34068-our-nada-who-art-in-nada-nada-be/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Hemingway, Ernest. “Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34068-our-nada-who-art-in-nada-nada-be/.