How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
JOHN STEINBECKIn the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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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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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.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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An 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.
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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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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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