Being at ease with himself put him at ease with the world.
John SteinbeckA sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.
John SteinbeckYou know how advice is - you only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyways.
John SteinbeckIntention, good or bad, is not enough.
John SteinbeckAnd this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.
John SteinbeckYes, you will. And I will warn you now that not their blood but your suspicion might build evil in them. They will be what you expect of them…I think when a man finds good or bad in his children he is seeing only what he planted in them after they cleared the womb."
"You can’t make a race horse of a pig."
"No," said Samuel, "but you can make a very fast pig.
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
John SteinbeckTag: writing
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation. I hold that a writer who does not believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.
John SteinbeckSomehow they felt they were living in a moment when history pauses and takes stock and changes course.
John SteinbeckHe can kill anything for need but he could not even hurt a feeling for pleasure.
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