John Steinbeck ✓

(1902–1968) novelist United States

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[Wikidata] American writer (1902–1968)... | [Wikipedia] John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors o

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• I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog. Dog
• It is the nature of a man as he grows older, a small bridge intime, toprotest againstchange, particularlychangefor the better. Better
• There is nothing pleasanter than spading when the ground is soft and damp. Damp
• In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. Indeed most of… Attempted
• The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man's litter has more permanence. Disappear
• People don't take trips . . . trips take people. Inspirational
• When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure… Age
• This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight… Any
• It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change, particularly changes for the better Age
• When I was very young and the urge to be someplace was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this… Age
• Maybe its like this, Max--you know how, when you are working on a long and ordered piece, all sorts of bright and lovely ideas and… Alive
• Maybe there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue, they's just what people does. Some things folks do is nice and some ain't so… All
• And don't worry about losing. if it is right, it happens- The main thing is not to hurry, nothing good gets away. Gets Away
• And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would… Any

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