A boy gets to be a man when a man is needed. Remember this thing. I have known boys forty years old because there was no need for a man. John Steinbeck View this quote
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true. John Steinbeck
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There is comfort in routine. John Steinbeck
Three hours of writing require twenty hours of preparation. Luckily I have learned to dream about the work, which saves me some working time. John Steinbeck
Time is the only critic without ambition. John Steinbeck
To a monster the norm must seem monstrous, since everyone is normal to himself. John Steinbeck
To be alive at all is to have scars. John Steinbeck
Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. John Steinbeck
We think of strangers as stronger and better than we are. John Steinbeck
What do I want in a doctor? Perhaps more than anything else – a friend with special knowledge. John Steinbeck
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down. Rewrite in process is usually found to be an excuse for not going on. John Steinbeck
American writer
February 27th, 1902 - December 20th, 1968
