Ernest Hemingway: When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a little alcohol stove, as low as it will go. Then it explodes

When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a little alcohol stove — Ernest Hemingway

When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a little alcohol stove, as low as it will go. Then it explodes and that is my idea.

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