Who said “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over.”?

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Ernest Hemingway. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDeath in the Afternoon (1932)

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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42903-prose-is-architecture-not-interior-decoration-and-the/

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Hemingway, Ernest. “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42903-prose-is-architecture-not-interior-decoration-and-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hemingway, Ernest. “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42903-prose-is-architecture-not-interior-decoration-and-the/.

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