“When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23014-when-you-have-shot-one-bird-flying-you/
MLA
Hemingway, Ernest. “When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23014-when-you-have-shot-one-bird-flying-you/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Hemingway, Ernest. “When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23014-when-you-have-shot-one-bird-flying-you/.