I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
JOHN STEINBECKA man without words is a man without thought.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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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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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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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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It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate 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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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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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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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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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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A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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And 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.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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