John Steinbeck
Birthday: 27 February 1902, Salinas, California, USA
Birth Name: John Ernst Steinbeck
Height: 183 cm
John Steinbeck was the third of four children and the only son born to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. His father was County Treasurer and his mother, a former schoolteacher. John graduated f ...Show More
We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quick vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that b Show more
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quick vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts. Hide
It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should reme Show more
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. Hide
I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why then do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approachin Show more
I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why then do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier? Hide
It is a common experience that a problem, difficult at night, is resolved in the morning after the c Show more
It is a common experience that a problem, difficult at night, is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. Hide
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid stable business.
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid stable business.
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, and then steps in it.
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, and then steps in it.
Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.
Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.
It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish an Show more
It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. Hide
[advice to his young son] There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotist Show more
[advice to his young son] There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you - of kindness and consideration and respect - not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak, but the second can release in you strength and courage and goodness, and even wisdom you didn't know you had. Hide
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot.
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot.
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