Maybe its like this, Max--you know how, when you are working on a long and ordered piece, all sorts of bright and lovely ideas and images intrude. They have no place in what you are writing, and so if you…

Quote by John Steinbeck

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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...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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,...

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

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

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Maybe there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue, they's just what people does....

Maybe there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue, they's just what people does....

Time is the only critic without ambition.

Time is the only critic without ambition.

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...

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.

The fate of all extremes is such: men may be read, as well as books,...

The fate of all extremes is such: men may be read, as well as books,...

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore...

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore...