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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.

John Steinbeck

The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word 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
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Hate Leaving Life
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
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Confused Government People Tolerance
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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Feeling Yourself
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
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
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See

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