And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECKI am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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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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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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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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