1,374 Quotes by John Steinbeck

Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain, shared with no one.

Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?

A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ

The true biologist deals with life, with teaming boisterous life, and learns something from it; learns that the first rule of life is living.

If a man ordered a beer milk shake, he thought, he'd better do it in a town where he wasn't known.

When Mary is confused or perplexed, she spurts anger the way an octopus spurts ink, and hides in the dark cloud of it.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens. The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Being at ease with himself put him at ease with the world.