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John Steinbeck Quotes

American - Author | February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.

Change Men Wind Dawn Perfume Grass

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.

Time Travel Space Long Movement

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.

World Believe Doing Illusion True

Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.

Work Man Universe Stairs Ahead Up

In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

Loneliness Explain Writer Utter

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

Marriage Journey Control Think You

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world.

Live Death Me World Action Thought

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.

Eyes I Am Think Look Dogs Nuts

I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything.

Hate I Am More Everything Sure Than

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

Wisdom Advice Only Wants

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.

Ugly Sick Face Earth True Weak

Syntax, my lad. It has been restored to the highest place in the republic.

Place Republic Been Syntax Highest

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