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John Steinbeck Quotes

John Steinbeck quotes about life

American Author February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968

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After the bare requisites to living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who writes dirty words in a public toilet to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do. John Steinbeck
One day Samuel strained his back lifting a bale of hay, and it hurt his feelings more than his back, for he could not imagine a life in which Sam Hamilton was not privileged to lift a bale of hay. He felt insulted by his back, almost as he would have been if one of his children had been dishonest John Steinbeck
We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — "Yes, that’s the way it is, or at least that’s the way I feel it. You’re not as alone as you thought. John Steinbeck
The bird looked much smaller dead than alive. Jody felt a little mean pain in his stomach, so he took out his pocketknife and cut off the bird's head. Then he disemboweled it, and took off its wings; and finally he threw all the pieces into the brush. He didn't care about the bird, or its life, but he knew what older people would say if they had seen him kill it; he was ashamed because of their potential opinion. John Steinbeck
Casy said solemnly, "This here ol' man jus' lived a life an' just died out of it. I don't know whether he was good or bad, but that don't matter much. He was alive, an' that's what matters. An' now his dead, an' that don't matter... John Steinbeck
A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well--or ill? John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Let’s get it over and the door closed shut on it! Let’s close..."
Let’s get it over and the door closed shut on it! Let’s close it like a book and go on reading! New chapter, new life. John Steinbeck
When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "A wife is like a children's movie; always under-appreciated..."
A wife is like a children's movie; always under-appreciated and without either, life would be incomplete John Steinbeck
I know this - a man got to do what he got to do, I can't tell you. I don't think they's luck or bad luck. On'y one thing in the worl' I'm sure of, an' that's I'm sure nobody got a right to mess with a fella's life. He got to do it all hisself, Help im, maybe, but not tell him what to do. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "life passes by in a wink so try to never miss a moment of it"
life passes by in a wink so try to never miss a moment of it John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "I wonder how many people I have looked at all my life and..."
I wonder how many people I have looked at all my life and never really seen. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I..."
I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier? John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if..."
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Can a man think out his life, or must he just tag along?"
Can a man think out his life, or must he just tag along? John Steinbeck

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