1,374 Quotes by John Steinbeck

Do you know, I am putting off ending this letter as though the end would be the end of something I want to hold on to. That's not true of course - just a feeling like the quick one of hexing your trip so you couldn't go. The mind is capable of any selfishness and it thinks unworthy things whether you want it or not. Best to admit it is a bad child rather than to pretend it is always a good one. Because a bad child can improve but a good one is a liar and nothing can improve a liar.

Caleb and Aaron—now you are people and you have joined the fraternity and you have the right to be damned.

There’s a part of you missing. Some men can’t see the color green, but they may never know they can’t. I think you are only a part of a human. I can’t do anything about that. But I wonder whether you ever feel that something invisible is all around you. It would be horrible if you knew it was there and couldn’t see it or feel it.

...rose like cream to the top of milk.

Хорошо бы остаться пьяным на всю жизнь.(«Гроздья гнева»)

For how can you remember the feel of pleasure or pain or choking emotion? You can remember only that you had them.

It gives a fella relief to tell, but it jus' spreads out his sin.

Timshel - thou mayest

It is easy, out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, 'I couldn't help it; the way was set.' But think of the glory of the choice!