Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
JOHN STEINBECKOut of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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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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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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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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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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How 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.
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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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It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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