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He never fell, never slipped back, never flew. (John Steinbeck)
And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way. View quote
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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule-a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last. View quote
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Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head. They're all the time talkin' about it, but it's jus' in their head. View quote
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It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and still not believe it. View quote
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I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love. View quote
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. View quote
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Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future. View quote
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Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry. Don't let me catch you doing it! Now -- look close at me so you will remember. Whatever you do, it will be you who do. View quote
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Thoughts are slow and deep and golden in the morning. View quote
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Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them. (John Steinbeck)
You can boast about anything if it's all you have. Maybe the less you have, the more you are required to boast. View quote
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To a man born without conscience, a soul-stricken man must seem ridiculous. To a criminal, honesty is foolish. You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous. View quote
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There are two kinds of people in the world, observers and non-observers... View quote
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Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. View quote
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments. View quote
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms. View quote
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Hard-covered books break up friendships. You loan a hard covered book to a friend and when he doesn't return it you get mad at him. It makes you mean and petty. But twenty-five cent books are different. View quote
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We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. View quote
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And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus. View quote
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It is a time of quiet joy, the sunny morning. When the glittery dew is on the mallow weeds, each leaf holds a jewel which is beautiful if not valuable. This is no time for hurry or for bustle. Thoughts are slow and deep and golden in the morning. (John Steinbeck)
For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our nation and our civilization. Yellowstone National Park is no more representative of America than is Disneyland. View quote
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And her joy was nearly like sorrow. View quote
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Men seem to be born with a debt they can never pay no matter how hard they try. View quote
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I have lost all sense of home, having moved about so much. It means to me now--only that place where the books are kept. View quote
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