Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk. Author: John Steinbeck Copy Quote More from John Steinbeck “We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One …” “There's something desirable about anything you're used to as opposed to somethi…” “Wherever they’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever they’…” “I believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents.”