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

Quote by John Steinbeck

Topics: Body Quotes

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards,...

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards,...

One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.

One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.

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...

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

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

A dying people tolerates the present, rejects the future, and finds its satisfactions in past...

A dying people tolerates the present, rejects the future, and finds its satisfactions in past...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar...

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar...

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.

I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy...

I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy...

Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up...

Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up...

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

The fact that writers will go through so much to remain writers says something, perhaps...

The fact that writers will go through so much to remain writers says something, perhaps...