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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.

John Steinbeck

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
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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Himself Listening People Story
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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People Yourself
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Himself Human Literature Men
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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Circus Equality Women
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
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Advice Deep Yourself
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
I like a lot of talk in a book and I don’t like to have nobody tell me what the guy that’s talking looks like. I want to figure out what he looks like from the way he talks.
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Book Himself Talk

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