Gil: Yeah, it’s like 400 pages long and I’m just looking for an opinion.
Hemingway: My opinion is that I hate it.
Gil: You haven’t even read it yet.
Hemingway: If it’s bad, I'll hate it because I hate bad writing. If it’s good I’ll be envious and I’ll hate it all the more. You don’t want the opinion of another writer.
Reminds me of this piece: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37628606
Gil: Would you read it?
Hemingway: Your novel?
Gil: Yeah, it’s like 400 pages long and I’m just looking for an opinion.
Hemingway: My opinion is that I hate it.
Gil: You haven’t even read it yet.
Hemingway: If it’s bad, I'll hate it because I hate bad writing. If it’s good I’ll be envious and I’ll hate it all the more. You don’t want the opinion of another writer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wM06z5lA74
It's too bad he does not answer how to write better. It's more about making a career out of it.