I thought my dad was out of work, because my friends had fathers with briefcases who'd go off somewhere with bow ties on. But my father would finish breakfast and go back to his room. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by the Chinese. This goes a long way back to my childhood. The Chinese invented money, movable type, clocks, and… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
For someone who loves literature, and all books on principle, being asked to name three titles over a half century of serious reading is… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
I thought my dad was out of work, because my friends had fathers with briefcases who'd go off somewhere with bow ties on. But… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people who had… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
When I was fifteen, my father gave me a first edition copy of Ray Bradbury's magnificent work, 'The Martian Chronicles.' I had read other… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
I would hardly say that I have a rich knowledge of anything in particular, but I do seem to be burdened with an unseemly… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
Since I can't write the greatest American novel, I'm going to write the longest American novel. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
From my fathers point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
You didn't grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx against his… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
My father told us all the time: to become a good writer takes writing. Because the more you do it, the better you get… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share
