“Failure is a state of mind. It’s like one of those sand traps an ant lion digs. You keep sliding back. Takes one hell of a jump to get out of it.” — John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
(NB: I am not sure I agree with this. I do like the ant lion trap analogy.)
“Maybe you’re playing a part on a great stage with only yourself as audience.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” — John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
“It don’t take no nerve to do somepin when there ain’t nothin’ else you can do.” — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
“There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“It is easy to find a logical and virtuous reason for not doing what you don’t want to do.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“No one who is young is ever going to be old.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“People like you to be something, preferably what they are.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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