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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

John Steinbeck

Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Literature Lonely Soul
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Appearance Poor Roots
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Change Kind Word Writing
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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Ignorance Men Stupidity
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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Anger Growth People Soul
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Fools Literature Man
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Change Deep People Philosophy
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

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