I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails. Thomas Steinbeck accusebookcoattail Change image and share on social
The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy. Thomas Steinbeck bigfatherimpact Change image and share on social
You didn't grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted. Thomas Steinbeck givegrowjohn Change image and share on social
I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money. Thomas Steinbeck improvementmoneywrite Change image and share on social
Plot makes the character just as history makes the man. Thomas Steinbeck characterhistorymake Change image and share on social
I would hardly say that I have a rich knowledge of anything in particular, but I do seem to be burdened with an unseemly appetite for intellectual and artistic erudition, which, for the sake of balance, I keep well harnessed to a reliable sense of the absurd. Thomas Steinbeck absurdappetiteartistic share on social
I thought my dad was out of work, because my friends had fathers with briefcases who'd go off somewhere with bow ties on. But my father would finish breakfast and go back to his room. Thomas Steinbeck backbowbreakfast Change image and share on social
I've always been fascinated by the Chinese. This goes a long way back to my childhood. The Chinese invented money, movable type, clocks, and built the largest ships in the history of the world. Thomas Steinbeck backbuildchildhood Change image and share on social
My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman. Thomas Steinbeck craftsmanfatherthink Change image and share on social
From my father's point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for those who are given no real voice in the halls of justice or the halls of government. Thomas Steinbeck condemnationfathergovernment share on social
