“You're an expatriate. You've lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You become obsessed by sex. You spend all your time talking, not working. You are an expatriate, see? You hang around cafTs.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). You're an expatriate. You've lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You become obsessed by sex. You spend all your time talking, not working. You are an expatriate, see? You hang around cafTs. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6818-youre-an-expatriate-youve-lost-touch-with-the/
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Hemingway, Ernest. “You're an expatriate. You've lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You become obsessed by sex. You spend all your time talking, not working. You are an expatriate, see? You hang around cafTs.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6818-youre-an-expatriate-youve-lost-touch-with-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hemingway, Ernest. “You're an expatriate. You've lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You become obsessed by sex. You spend all your time talking, not working. You are an expatriate, see? You hang around cafTs.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6818-youre-an-expatriate-youve-lost-touch-with-the/.