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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.

John Steinbeck

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
JOHN STEINBECK

Deep Season Summer Winter
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Life Myself People See
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Kind Word Writing
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
JOHN STEINBECK

Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight Military
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Failure Men War
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
JOHN STEINBECK

Journey Space Time
If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Kind Love Understand
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
JOHN STEINBECK

Dream Excellence Writing
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feeling Yourself
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
JOHN STEINBECK

Reality Romance War
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ideas Thinking Yourself
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
JOHN STEINBECK

Book Entertainment Friendship Talk
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Death Failure Love Men Talent
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
JOHN STEINBECK

Hate Leaving Life
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alcohol Taste World

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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