Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
JOHN STEINBECKWhat good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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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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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
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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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And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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