And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
JOHN STEINBECKA man without words is a man without thought.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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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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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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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.
JOHN STEINBECK