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This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

John Steinbeck

The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
JOHN STEINBECK

Art Word Writing
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
JOHN STEINBECK

Animal Change Herself Money Sickness
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
JOHN STEINBECK

Last Listening Myself Rule Story
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Growth People Soul
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
JOHN STEINBECK

Family Parents
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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Empathy Feeling People Understand
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Himself Human Literature Men
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
JOHN STEINBECK

Confused Government People Tolerance
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alcohol Taste World
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
JOHN STEINBECK

Fight God Philosophy Prayer
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
JOHN STEINBECK

Change Deep People Philosophy
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
JOHN STEINBECK

Life Marriage Sex
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feet Horse Men Spiritual

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