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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

John Steinbeck

My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
JOHN STEINBECK

Funny Hell Imagination Travel
Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
JOHN STEINBECK

Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
JOHN STEINBECK

Hate Leaving Life
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

Last Listening Myself Rule Story
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
JOHN STEINBECK

Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
JOHN STEINBECK

Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Business Entrepreneur
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
JOHN STEINBECK

Born Lost Myself
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
JOHN STEINBECK

Giving Sick Simple
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ideas Thinking Yourself
Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
JOHN STEINBECK

Goodness Lose Love Right
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
JOHN STEINBECK

Difficult Experience Life Problem
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
JOHN STEINBECK

Pain Secret
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
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Himself Listening People Story
All great and precious things are lonely.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alone Greatness Lonely

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