“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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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). 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. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42901-a-serious-writer-is-not-to-be-confounded/
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Hemingway, Ernest. “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.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42901-a-serious-writer-is-not-to-be-confounded/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hemingway, Ernest. “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.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42901-a-serious-writer-is-not-to-be-confounded/.