I know three things will never be believed-the true, the probable, and the logical.

John Steinbeck in The Winter of our Discontent
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A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

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The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

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It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.

John Steinbeck in East of Eden
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Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.

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It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.

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We find that after years of struggle we do not take a journey, but rather a journey takes us.

John Steinbeck in Travels with Charley
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In the hearts and minds of the people, the grapes of wrath were growing heavy for the vintage.

John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath
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I've lived in good climate, and it bores the hell out of me. I like weather rather than climate.

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Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping.

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