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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.

John Steinbeck

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

Reality Romance War
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
JOHN STEINBECK

Book Entertainment Friendship Talk
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight God Philosophy Prayer
Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help Reading Reality Writing
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Company Greatness
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
JOHN STEINBECK

Born Lost Myself
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help World Yourself
In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
JOHN STEINBECK

Mistake Ourselves Shine
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alcohol Taste World
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
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight Military
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
JOHN STEINBECK

Illusion Religion Socialism
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
I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Love Myself
Time is the only critic without ambition.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ambition Judgment One Liner Time

I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.

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