Quotes by Steinbeck, John

Even while I protest the assembly-line production of our food, our son >>

Lord, how the day passes! It is like a life, so quickly when we don't >>

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishone >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books >>

Hypocrite reader -- my fellow -- my brother! >>

What is the most precious, the most exciting smell awaiting you in the >>

A book is like a man -- clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun.

Steinbeck, John