From John Steinbeck: “No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.”
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Quote of the day 08/13/24
From John Steinbeck: “Anything that just costs money is cheap.”
Quote of the day 08/12/24
From John Steinbeck: “When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.”
Quote of the day 08/11/2024
From John Steinbeck: “I guess there are never enough books.”
Quote of the day 08/10/24
From John Steinbeck: “Do you take pride in your hurt? Does it make you seem large and tragic? …Well, think about it. Maybe you’re playing a part on a great stage with only yourself as audience.”
Quote of the day 08/09/24
From John Steinbeck: “I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There isContinue reading “Quote of the day 08/09/24”
Quote of the day 08/08/24
From John Steinbeck: “I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.”
Quote of the day 08/07/24
From John Steinbeck: “There’s more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”
Quote of the day 08/06/24
From John Steinbeck: “What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
Quote of the day 08/05/24
From John Steinbeck: “And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limitsContinue reading “Quote of the day 08/05/24”