Author: John Steinbeck

Quotes

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 sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

- 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

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

- John Steinbeck

Time is the only critic without ambition.

Time is the only critic without ambition.

- 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

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

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

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

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