I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
JOHN STEINBECKA sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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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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It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
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Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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