Author: John Steinbeck

Quotes

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

- John Steinbeck

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.

- John Steinbeck

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

- John Steinbeck

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

- John Steinbeck

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

- John Steinbeck

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

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

- John Steinbeck

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.

- John Steinbeck

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

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

- John Steinbeck

Time is the only critic without ambition.

Time is the only critic without ambition.

- John Steinbeck

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