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# steinbeck, John

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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

##  Quotes by steinbeck, John

> [“Olive had great courage. Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steinbeck-john/olive-had-great-courage-perhaps-it-takes-courage-to-raise-children/)

[steinbeck, John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steinbeck-john/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“You fellas don' know what you're doin. You're helpin to starve kids...You don' know what you're a' doin'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steinbeck-john/you-fellas-don-know-what-you-re-doin-you-re-helpin-to-starve-kids-you/)

[Steinbeck, John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steinbeck-john/)

[Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/)

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> [“What we knew is dead, and maybe the greatest part of what we were is dead. What's out there is new and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steinbeck-john/what-we-knew-is-dead-and-maybe-the-greatest-part-of-what-we-were-is/)

[Steinbeck, John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steinbeck-john/)

[Dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead/)

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