What did John Steinbeck mean by: Luck, you see, brings bitter friends. John Steinbeck Writer · USA Copy
+ she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Presence, Support, Understanding, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ People don’t want advice…only corroboration. Author, June 19, 2023January 2, 2025, John Steinbeck, Opinion, Support, Validation, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Norm, Variation, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Happiness, Illusion, Perception, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Connection, Power, Truth, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Existence, Purpose, Responsibility, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ I wrote The Grapes of Wrath in one hundred days, but many years of preparation preceded it. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Injustice, Resilience, Struggle, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
+ Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Steinbeck, Corruption, Fear, Power, 0 John Steinbeck Writer · USA
Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it. Frank Wedekind Playwright · Germany
I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I’m very lucky. Jeanne Calment Painter · France
I’m a big believer in luck – the harder you work, the luckier you become. Jeannette Walls Journalist · USA
