Top 21 Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

About Thomas Steinbeck

These are some quotes by American author Thomas Steinbeck Writer, who was born on August 2, 1944.

Since I can't write the greatest American novel, I'm going to write the longest American novel.

Since I can't write the greatest American novel, I'm going to write the longest American novel.

Thomas Steinbeck

My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx against his ideas.

My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx against his ideas.

Thomas Steinbeck

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function.

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function.

Thomas Steinbeck

My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.

My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.

Thomas Steinbeck

Plot makes the character just as history makes the man.

Plot makes the character just as history makes the man.

Thomas Steinbeck

The characters in my stories, whether historical or fictional, usually prove to be a compilation of influences taken from differing sources, but never drawn from one model.

The characters in my stories, whether historical or fictional, usually prove to be a compilation of influences taken from differing sources, but never drawn from one model.

Thomas Steinbeck

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

Thomas Steinbeck

My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity.

My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity.

Thomas Steinbeck

When it comes to the form the narrative will take, whether first person, third person, or Aunt Grace's cat, I usually find that the story tells me which voice it prefers, and that often changes as I go along. And in the end it really doesn't matter as long as the author can rig those voices all in harness to pull the same load.

Thomas Steinbeck

My father told us all the time: to become a good writer takes writing. Because the more you do it, the better you get at it. It's like bull-riding. You can't do it once, you know. You've got to practice it and practice it.

Thomas Steinbeck

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