Father Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails.

— Thomas Steinbeck

My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.

— Thomas Steinbeck

I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails.

— Thomas Steinbeck

My father believed, like Pericles, that a mans genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx…

— Thomas Steinbeck

From my fathers point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and…

— Thomas Steinbeck

My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx…

— Thomas Steinbeck

When I was fifteen, my father gave me a first edition copy of Ray Bradbury's magnificent work, 'The Martian Chronicles.' I had…

— Thomas Steinbeck

My father told us all the time: to become a good writer takes writing. Because the more you do it, the better…

— Thomas Steinbeck

I thought my dad was out of work, because my friends had fathers with briefcases who'd go off somewhere with bow ties…

— Thomas Steinbeck

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was…

— Thomas Steinbeck

My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people…

— Thomas Steinbeck

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

— Thomas Steinbeck