I think there must have been some other girl printed somewhere in his heart, for he was a man of love and his wife was not a woman to show her feelings. John Steinbeck More Quotes by John Steinbeck More Quotes From John Steinbeck A man may have lived all of his life in the gray, and the land and trees of him dark and somber. The events, the important ones, may have trooped by faceless and pale. And then-the glory-so that a cricket song sweetens his ears, the smell of the earth rises chanting to his nose, and dappling light under a tree blesses his eyes. Then a man pours outward, a torrent of him, and yet he is not diminished. John Steinbeck eye dark song We think of strangers as stronger and better than we are. John Steinbeck stronger stranger thinking It is better to sit in appreciative contemplation of a world in which beauty is eternally supported on a foundation of ugliness: cut out the support, and beauty will sink from sight. John Steinbeck support cutting sight I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen. It's scary to think about. Point of reference again. When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people. John Steinbeck two people thinking The break would never come as long as fear could turn to wrath. John Steinbeck wrath break long I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts. John Steinbeck dog nuts thinking The land is so much more than its analysis. John Steinbeck analysis land Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of a human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed John Steinbeck literature healing needs The people say that the two seemed to be removed from human experience; that they had gone through pain and had come out on the other side. John Steinbeck pain two people A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn cloud, like a bloody rag, hung over the spot of its going. And dusk crept over the sky from the eastern horizon, and darkness crept over the land from the east. John Steinbeck sunset nature clouds For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have. John Steinbeck want-something animal giving Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork. John Steinbeck pork meat prayer If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a recipe that can be passed from one person to another. John Steinbeck magic stories writing There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do. It's all part of the same thing. And some of the things folks do is nice, and some ain't nice, but that's as far as any man got a right to say. John Steinbeck nice men people A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner. John Steinbeck texan foreigners texas I don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book [East of Eden] that does not either develop character, carry on the story or provide necessary background. John Steinbeck writing character book When I was very young and the urge to be someplace was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch. John Steinbeck maturity mature people Dear Lord,' he said. 'let me be like Aron. Don’t make me mean. I don’t want to be. If you will let everybody like me, why, I’ll give you anything in the world, and if I haven’t got it, why, I’ll go for to get it. I don’t want to be mean. I don’t want to be lonely. For Jesus’ sake, Amen. John Steinbeck lonely mean jesus With a few exceptions people don't want money. They want luxury and they want love and they want admiration. John Steinbeck luxury want people When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim must first find himself a good and sufficient reason for going. John Steinbeck sweet men firsts
