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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

John Steinbeck

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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Anger Growth People Soul
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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Deep Season Summer Winter
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Literature Lonely Soul
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
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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Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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Born Lost Myself
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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Book Entertainment Friendship Talk
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
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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Goodness Lose Love Right
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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Appearance Poor Roots
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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Expectation Greatness Himself Life Motivational
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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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time

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