American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
JOHN STEINBECKAnd 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.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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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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A man without words is a man without thought.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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I like a lot of talk in a book and I don’t like to have nobody tell me what the guy that’s talking looks like. I want to figure out what he looks like from the way he talks.
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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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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Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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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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