An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECKTeaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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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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If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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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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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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