American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
JOHN STEINBECKAmerican married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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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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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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When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
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Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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