Boris PasternakLiterature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.
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Ernest Hemingway said, "Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary." The purpose of Hemingway's statement is to encourage people to move away from the drabness of life. He saw that many things are happening in our world, but they are happening in a very ordinary way. We experience the same daily routines and jobs, and we go through the same events as everybody else. We aren't much different from other people because we are all living our lives in the same way.
All these things make us feel less special. But Hemingway says that there are still great things that can happen in life, even if it is just an experience that you have.
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