All John Steinbeck Quotes
- The first grave. Now we're getting someplace. Houses and children and graves, that's home, Tom. Those are the things that hold a man down. Children
- If you want to keep a friend, never test him. Friend
- A town is a thing like a colonial animal. A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet. A town is… Alike
- Well, I remember this girl. I am not whole without her. I am not alive without her. When she was with me I was more… Alive
- There are people who will say that this whole account is a lie, but a thing isn't necessarily a lie even if it didn't necessarily… Account
- And her joy was nearly like sorrow. Inspirational
- A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a beard. People didn't… Beard
- she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near Best
- I am a little man and this is a little town, but there must be a spark in little men that can burst into flame. Burst
- Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past… Bite
- There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be. Air
- 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… Another Person
- It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough, and you must… Drives
- It's almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing. Almost Impossible
- This is beyond understanding." said the king. "You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan… Alive
- Guys like us got nothing to look ahead to Ahead
- Life cannot be cut off quickly. One cannot be dead until the things he changed are dead. His effect is the only evidence of his… Back Toward
- I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to pieces, whereas if I blunder along in blissful ignorance… Aimed
- All men are moral. Only their neighbors are not. All
- I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy. Carry
- We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not. Care
- All of them had a restlessness in common. All
- My wife, my Mary, goes to her sleep the way you would close the door of a closet. So many times I have watched her… All
- But you can't start. Only a baby can start. You and me - why, we're all that's been. The anger of a moment, the thousand… All
- I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why. Inspirational