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Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.

John Steinbeck

It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
JOHN STEINBECK

Impossible Reading
How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Children Men
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alcohol Taste World
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
JOHN STEINBECK

Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
JOHN STEINBECK

Death Sad Story Writing
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feeling Yourself
Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ignorance Men Stupidity
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
JOHN STEINBECK

Brain Weapons
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight Military
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
JOHN STEINBECK

People Yourself
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Lonely People World
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
JOHN STEINBECK

Funny Hell Imagination Travel
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
JOHN STEINBECK

Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
JOHN STEINBECK

Darkness Grief Light Loss
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
JOHN STEINBECK

Last Listening Myself Rule Story
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Hide Men

Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.

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Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.

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