No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself. — John Steinbeck
Four hoarse blasts of a ship’s whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping. — John Steinbeck
I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. — John Steinbeck
I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier? — John Steinbeck
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn — John Steinbeck
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Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. — John Steinbeck
Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. — John Steinbeck
Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – the main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away. — John Steinbeck
The impulse of the american woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong. — John Steinbeck
The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business. — John Steinbeck
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. — John Steinbeck
It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. — John Steinbeck
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. — John Steinbeck
This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. — John Steinbeck
I have named the destroyers of nations: comfort, plenty, and security – out of which grow a — John Steinbeck
It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change, particularly changes for the better. — John Steinbeck
It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action — John Steinbeck
If we could learn to like ourselves, even a little, maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away. — John Steinbeck