What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
JOHN STEINBECKYou’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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Time is the only critic without ambition.
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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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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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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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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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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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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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