“The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life --and one is as good as the other.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life --and one is as good as the other. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8607-the-good-parts-of-a-book-may-be/
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Hemingway, Ernest. “The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life --and one is as good as the other.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8607-the-good-parts-of-a-book-may-be/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hemingway, Ernest. “The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life --and one is as good as the other.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8607-the-good-parts-of-a-book-may-be/.