John Steinbeck

Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#men #personality #men

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#give #inch #play #write

Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#give #i #ignore #praise #reviewer

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#kind #man #only #own #sets

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

— John Steinbeck

#climate #good #hell #i #like

I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#am #cameras #everything #hate #i

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#apologetic #grateful #i #i am #impelled

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. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#alike #coercion #find #fruitless #itself

No one wants advice - only corroboration. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#only #wants

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#discipline #dishonesty #punishes #stupidity #word