No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECKNo one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECKIt’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
JOHN STEINBECKI have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECKWhen 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.
JOHN STEINBECKIf you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
JOHN STEINBECKOnly mediocrity escapes criticism.
JOHN STEINBECKThere’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
JOHN STEINBECKYour 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 STEINBECKAh, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
JOHN STEINBECKA writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
JOHN STEINBECKI believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
JOHN STEINBECKAn 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 STEINBECKI find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
JOHN STEINBECKI am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
JOHN STEINBECKThere’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECKIn utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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