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John Steinbeck

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
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Dream Excellence Writing
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
JOHN STEINBECK

Life Marriage Sex
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
JOHN STEINBECK

Conversion Men World
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Deep Yourself
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
JOHN STEINBECK

Deep Season Summer Winter
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
JOHN STEINBECK

Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECK

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

Alcohol Taste World
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
JOHN STEINBECK

Journey Space Time
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
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
JOHN STEINBECK

Funny Hell Imagination Travel
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
JOHN STEINBECK

Difficult Experience Life Problem
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Himself Listening People Story
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
JOHN STEINBECK

Born Lost Myself

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