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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.

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
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.
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Last Listening Myself Rule Story
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Mistake Ourselves Shine
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Help World Yourself
A 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.
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Change Kind Word Writing
I 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.
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Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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Lonely People World
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Feet Horse Men Spiritual
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
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
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism

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