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.
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.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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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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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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A man without words is a man without thought.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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