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

Quote by John Steinbeck

Topics: Writers Quotes

Time is the only critic without ambition.

Time is the only critic without ambition.

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.

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...

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...

As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a...

As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a...

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...

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 owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided...

I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided...

It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if...

It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if...

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,...

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.

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...

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and...

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and...

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,...

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

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

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

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that...

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that...

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...

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...