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 STEINBECKHow 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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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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Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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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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An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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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.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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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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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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