Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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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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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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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To be alive at all is to have scars.
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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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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Time is the only critic without ambition.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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