I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.

Quote by John Steinbeck

Topics: Literature Quotes, Writers Quotes, Writing Quotes

It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if...

It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if...

When I was very young and the urge to be someplace was on me, I...

When I was very young and the urge to be someplace was on me, I...

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what...

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what...

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...

These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring...

These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring...

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The Main thing is...

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The Main thing is...

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the...

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the...

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 seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps...

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

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

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

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block...

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block...

There is no sin except stupidity.

There is no sin except stupidity.