John Steinbeck
10 quotes
“I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence. The Winter of Our Discontent (1961)”
“And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the oppressed. The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Ch. 15”
“The mountains are the heart of a country. Travels with Charley (1962)”
“No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a New England town. Travels with Charley (1962)”
“I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen. The Winter of Our Discontent (1961)”
“Man itself is as mixed as the clouds, as disharmonious as the sea. The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Ch. 15”
“A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ. Travels with Charley (1962)”
“Maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other. Of Mice and Men (1937), Ch. 1”
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Of Mice and Men (1937), title reference to Robert Burns”
“A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. Travels with Charley (1962)”