All great and precious things are lonely.East of Eden, 1952
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John Steinbeck was an American author known for his vivid portrayals of the struggles faced by the working class, particularly in California during the Great Depression. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his iconic works such as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men."
1902–1968·lived 66 years
All great and precious things are lonely.East of Eden, 1952
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.The Grapes of Wrath, p. 194, 1939
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.Travels with Charley: In Search of America
It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.The Winter of Our Discontent, 1961
It is a hard thing to leave any deeply routined life, even if you hate it.East of Eden, 1952
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.Being vs. Becoming: John Steinbeck on Creative Integrity, the Art of Changing Your Mind, The Marginalian, 2014
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.East of Eden, 1952
All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.Once There Was a War, 1958
A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.Travels with Charley: In Search of America, 1962
That’s all 9 quotes by John Steinbeck.