John Steinbeck Quotes - Page 5
There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be.
John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.398, Penguin
John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.16, Hamilton Books
We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
John Steinbeck (2003). “America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction”, p.265, Penguin
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.8, Penguin
John Steinbeck (2007). “Travels with Charley and Later Novels, 1947-1962”
John Steinbeck (2008). “Sweet Thursday”, p.58, Penguin
Sea of Cortez ch. 4 (1941)
How can we live without our lives? How will we know it's us without our past?
John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.70, Hamilton Books
John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.27, Hamilton Books
"The Grapes of Wrath".
John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.474, Penguin
I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.
John Steinbeck (2016). “Of Mice and Men”, p.8, Hamilton Books
We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.
John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.8, Penguin
John Steinbeck (1989). “Steinbeck: A Life in Letters”, p.611, Penguin
John Steinbeck (1997). “Tortilla Flat”, p.32, Penguin
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
John Steinbeck (1989). “Steinbeck: A Life in Letters”, p.611, Penguin
John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.8, Penguin
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
John Steinbeck (1990). “Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters”, p.8, Penguin
John Steinbeck (2008). “Sweet Thursday”, p.38, Penguin
John Steinbeck (2008). “The Winter of Our Discontent”, p.47, Penguin
No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us.
John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.235, Penguin