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John Steinbeck quotes

American Author February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968

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Maybe it's true that we are all descended from the restless, the nervous, the criminals, the arguers and brawlers, but also the brave and independent and generous. If our ancestors had not been that, they would have stayed in their home plots in the other world and starved over the squeezed-out soil. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Who in his mind has not probe the dark water?"
Who in his mind has not probe the dark water? John Steinbeck
Many are the stories I have heard about myself. I have mistresses I have never met. When I hear that I am a sodomist and a zoophalist then I shall know that I have reached the high point of fame, but I suppose I can hardly expect such exaltation for many years. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "He never forgot anything but he never bothered to arrange his..."
He never forgot anything but he never bothered to arrange his memories. -Hazel, Cannery Row John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "With knowledge there is no hope,... without hope I would sit..."
With knowledge there is no hope,... without hope I would sit motionless, rusting like unused armor. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Within that frame he went a long way and burned a deep scar."
Within that frame he went a long way and burned a deep scar. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "All great and precious things are lonely."
All great and precious things are lonely. John Steinbeck
Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments. John Steinbeck
Man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, and emerges ahead of his accomplishments. John Steinbeck
Failure is a state of mind. It's like one of those sand traps an ant lion digs. You keep sliding back. Takes one hell of a jump to get out of it. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "What the hell kind of bed you giving us, anyways? We don't..."
What the hell kind of bed you giving us, anyways? We don't want no pants rabbits. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "What the hell kind of bed you giving us, anyways? We don't..."
What the hell kind of bed you giving us, anyways? We don't know no pants rabbits. John Steinbeck
This was an evil beyond thinking. The killing of a man was not so evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal. John Steinbeck
They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. John Steinbeck
Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners. John Steinbeck

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