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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.

John Steinbeck

With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
JOHN STEINBECK

Mistake Ourselves Shine
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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Darkness Grief Light Loss
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feeling Yourself
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Lonely People World
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ideas Thinking Yourself
Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ignorance Men Stupidity
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Dream Excellence Writing
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
JOHN STEINBECK

Person Responsibility Space
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
JOHN STEINBECK

See Truth Writing
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
JOHN STEINBECK

Brain Weapons

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