If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
JOHN STEINBECKI am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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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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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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To be alive at all is to have scars.
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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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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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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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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