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John Steinbeck

An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight Military
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Hide Men
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
JOHN STEINBECK

Confused Government People Tolerance
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help World Yourself
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
JOHN STEINBECK

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

Animal Failure Men War
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
JOHN STEINBECK

Mistake Ourselves Shine
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECK

Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Company Greatness
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Growth People Soul
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
JOHN STEINBECK

Born Lost Myself
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
JOHN STEINBECK

Moments People See
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECK

Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
All great and precious things are lonely.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alone Greatness Lonely

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