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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.

John Steinbeck

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
JOHN STEINBECK

Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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Ignorance Men Stupidity
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECK

Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
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
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
JOHN STEINBECK

Funny Hell Imagination Travel
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Kind Word Writing
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
JOHN STEINBECK

Moments People See
Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
JOHN STEINBECK

Development Transformation
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
JOHN STEINBECK

Expectation Greatness Himself Life Motivational
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feeling Yourself
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
JOHN STEINBECK

Impossible Reading
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
JOHN STEINBECK

Confused Government People Tolerance

I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.

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