I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy. John Steinbeck More Quotes by John Steinbeck More Quotes From John Steinbeck Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight on in defeat. Herd men, followers of a leader, cannot do that, and so it is always the herd men who win battles and the free men who win wars. John Steinbeck fighting winning war In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. John Steinbeck vintage wrath anger An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions. John Steinbeck whole-family parent answers Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck couple wisdom inspirational There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do. John Steinbeck wrath stuff people Being at ease with himself put him at ease with the world. John Steinbeck ease world It requires self-esteem to receive-not self-love but just a pleasant acquaintance and liking for oneself. John Steinbeck acquaintance self-love self-esteem People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments. John Steinbeck moments people firsts Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them. John Steinbeck hardest telling-the-truth writing A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn't telling or teaching or ordering. Rather he seeks to establish a relationship of meaning, of feeling, of observing. We are lonesome animals. We spend all life trying to be less lonesome. John Steinbeck stars loneliness teaching Can you honestly love a dishonest thing? John Steinbeck honestly honesty You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway. John Steinbeck agree want advice Anything that just costs money is cheap. John Steinbeck cost money One man was so mad at me that he ended his letter, "Beware. You will never get out of this world alive." John Steinbeck mad men life Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man. John Steinbeck choices men Thoughts are slow and deep and golden in the morning. John Steinbeck bustle golden morning The power of an attitude is amazing John Steinbeck attitude There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be. John Steinbeck space responsibility air No one wants advice - only corroboration. John Steinbeck mind-your-own-business entrepreneur advice 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 powerful writing believe
