And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECKWrite freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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.
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The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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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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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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A man without words is a man without thought.
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