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John Steinbeck on Wedding

1902–1968 United States

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5 quotes

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)

"Well, that glove's fulla vaseline."
"Vaseline? What the hell for?"
"Well, I tell ya what — Curley says he's keepin' that hand soft for his wife."

Of Mice and Men (1937)

Can you honestly love a dishonest thing?

The Winter of Our Discontent (1961)

I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love.

Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)

In every bit of honest writing in the world ... there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love.

Journal entry (1938)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Steinbeck (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.