Quotes by Steinbeck, John

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, s >>

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

Texas is not a state -- it's a state of mind. >>

Quotations about Conversation

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bor >>

There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as >>

Things said for conversation are chalk eggs. Don't say things. What yo >>

The techniques of opening conversation are universal. I knew long ago and rediscovered that the best way to attract attention, help, and conversation is to be lost. A man who seeing his mother starving to death on a path kicks her in the stomach to clear the way, will cheerfully devote several hours of his time giving wrong directions to a total stranger who claims to be lost.

Steinbeck, John