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

John Steinbeck

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
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
JOHN STEINBECK

Journey Space Time
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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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
JOHN STEINBECK

Feeling Yourself
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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Himself Listening People Story
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Advice Deep Yourself
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Literature Lonely Soul
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Feet Horse Men Spiritual
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
JOHN STEINBECK

People Yourself
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
JOHN STEINBECK

Lonely People World
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
JOHN STEINBECK

Alcohol Taste World
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
JOHN STEINBECK

Pain Secret

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