“I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25933-ive-tried-to-reduce-profanity-but-i-reduced/
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Hemingway, Ernest. “I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25933-ive-tried-to-reduce-profanity-but-i-reduced/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hemingway, Ernest. “I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25933-ive-tried-to-reduce-profanity-but-i-reduced/.