I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool. John Steinbeck avoidfingerletter Change image and share on social
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself. John Steinbeck beinghumanman Change image and share on social
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased. John Steinbeck ceasecontinuelong Change image and share on social
Syntax, my lad. It has been restored to the highest place in the republic. John Steinbeck highladplace Change image and share on social
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 armybannerdespair Change image and share on social
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 agodisappearearth Change image and share on social
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true. John Steinbeck holdillusionimportant Change image and share on social
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. John Steinbeck fillgrapegrow Change image and share on social
The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty. John Steinbeck disciplinedishonestypunish Change image and share on social
One can find so many pains when the rain is falling. John Steinbeck fallfindpain Change image and share on social