I write Quote by Thomas Steinbeck Download Open image “I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money.” — Thomas Steinbeck ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare I write Improvement Like Money More Self Self improvement Than Write Writing
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I've always been fascinated by the Chinese. This goes a long way back to my childhood. The Chinese invented money, movable type, clocks, and… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
For someone who loves literature, and all books on principle, being asked to name three titles over a half century of serious reading is… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I thought my dad was out of work, because my friends had fathers with briefcases who'd go off somewhere with bow ties on. But… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people who had… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
When I was fifteen, my father gave me a first edition copy of Ray Bradbury's magnificent work, 'The Martian Chronicles.' I had read other… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I would hardly say that I have a rich knowledge of anything in particular, but I do seem to be burdened with an unseemly… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Since I can't write the greatest American novel, I'm going to write the longest American novel. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
From my fathers point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
You didn't grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted. — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
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