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

Quote by John Steinbeck

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

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

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

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

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to...

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to...

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas...

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas...

Maybe its like this, Max--you know how, when you are working on a long and...

Maybe its like this, Max--you know how, when you are working on a long and...

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're...

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're...

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy,...

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy,...

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man...

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man...

The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and...

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and...

It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and...

It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and...

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're...

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're...

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and...

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

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

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

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...