All John Steinbeck Quotes
- I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts. Basically Dogs
- A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner. Foreigner
- The camera need not be a cold mechanical device. Like the pen, it is as good as the man who uses it. It can be… Camera
- And the people listened, and their faces were quiet with listening. The story tellers, gathering attention into their tales, spoke in great rhythms, spoke in… Attention
- If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a… Able
- Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork. Bring
- People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments... Felt
- Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of a human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed Changed
- Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down. Correct
- Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. Art
- You know what it is? San Francisco is a golden handcuff with the key thrown away. Francisco
- A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you.… Awe
- The design of a book is the pattern of a reality controlled and shaped by the mind of a writer. Book
- The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness. Art
- This I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. Any
- Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Freely
- One must withdraw for a time from life in order to set down that picture. Down
- Fella in business got to lie an' cheat, but he calls it somepin else. That's what's important. You go steal that tire an' you're a… Business
- 'He's got a can up there,' Richard said. Inspirational
- It is my experience that in some areas [my poodle] Charley is more intelligent that I am, but in others he is abysmally ignorant. He… Abysmally
- Sir, this is a unique dog. He does not live by tooth or fang. He respects the right of cats to be cats although he… Admire
- He was born in Bercy on the outskirts of Paris and trained in France, and while he knows a little Poodle-English, he responds quickly only… Born
- Charley is a mind-reading dog. There have been many trips in his lifetime, and often he has to be left at home. He knows we… Been
- The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it. Bank
- You are not a man anymore. You are a soldier. Your comfort is of no importance and your life isn't of much importance. Most of… Along