No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECKAmerican married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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 have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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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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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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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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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
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Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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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’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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