I 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.
JOHN STEINBECKA 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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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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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Time is the only critic without ambition.
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