A good writer always works at the impossible. Author: John Steinbeck Copy Quote More from John Steinbeck “Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as …” “There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here tha…” “We could live offa the fatta the lan'.” “Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. To put…”