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John Steinbeck quotes

American Author February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968

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It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Men seem to be born with a debt they can never pay no matter..."
Men seem to be born with a debt they can never pay no matter how hard they try. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Anybody can break down. It takes a [real] man not to."
Anybody can break down. It takes a [real] man not to. John Steinbeck
Defeat is a momentary thing. A defeat doesn't last. We were defeated and now we attack. Defeat means nothing. Can't you understand that? Do you know what they are whispering behind doors? John Steinbeck
I seen it over an' over—a guy talkin' to another guy and it don't make no difference if he don't hear or understand. The thing is, they're talkin', or they're settin' still not talkin'. It don't make no difference, no difference. [...] George can tell you screwy things, and it don't matter. It's just the talking. It's just bein' with another guy. That's all. John Steinbeck
When Kino had finished, Juana came back to the fire and ate her breakfast. They had spoken once, but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway. Kino sighed with satisfaction - and that was conversation. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "A man without words is a man without thought."
A man without words is a man without thought. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the..."
The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "The break would never come as long as fear could turn to wrath."
The break would never come as long as fear could turn to wrath. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "Men all do about the same thing when they wake up."
Men all do about the same thing when they wake up. John Steinbeck
Henri the painter was not French and his name was not Henri. Also he was not really a painter. Henri has so steeped himself in stories of the Left Bank in Paris that he lived there although he had never been there. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "A writer of stories is a liar."
A writer of stories is a liar. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "To the stars, on the wings of a pig."
To the stars, on the wings of a pig. John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck quote: "But you can't start over. Only a boy can start over. You and..."
But you can't start over. Only a boy can start over. You and me. Why, we're all that's been John Steinbeck
When you're a child you're the center of everything. Everything happens for you. Other people? They're only ghosts furnished for you to talk to. John Steinbeck

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