Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
JOHN STEINBECKI 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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A man without words is a man without thought.
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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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Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
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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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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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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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