Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
JOHN STEINBECKTo 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
-
-
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
JOHN STEINBECK -
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
JOHN STEINBECK -
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
JOHN STEINBECK -
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
JOHN STEINBECK -
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
JOHN STEINBECK -
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECK -
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
JOHN STEINBECK -
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK -
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECK -
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
JOHN STEINBECK -
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
JOHN STEINBECK -
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECK -
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
JOHN STEINBECK -
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
JOHN STEINBECK -
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






