70 Great John Steinbeck Quotes

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John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. Born in Salinas, California, Steinbeck spent most of his life in Monterey County. After dropping out of college (Stanford University), he worked as a manual laborer to support himself as a freelancer writer.

John Steinbeck is widely known for the comic novel Tortilla Flat (1935), novella Of Mice and Men (1937), and for the Pulitzer Prize-winning and his finest novel The Grapes of Wrath (1935). The Grapes of Wrath has sold more than 14 million copies in the past 75 years. In 1962, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Other significant works are Cannery Row (1945), In Dubious Battle (1936), The Red Pony (1937), and East of Eden (1952).

During his lifetime, Steinbeck wrote over twenty books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books, and several collections of short stories.

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All Comments (15)
  • @abesapien9930
    Thank you for taking the time to collect all of these. This wasn't a quick dip in the bucket for popular quotes...this represents a lot of careful love and examining.
  • @tikitavi7120
    I knew an old fisherman and lifelong resident of Monterey who knew Steinbeck and Ed (Doc) Ricketts. He said the town turned on him after he wrote The Grapes Of Wrath.
  • @Autojones
    " We've got so many laws you can't breathe without breaking something." ~ John Steinbeck. " The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." ~ Tacitus.
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  • IT'S A HARD THING LEAVE ANY DEEPLY ROUTINED LIFE EVEN IF YOU HATE IT😠 🌷💙🙏.
  • POWER DOESN'T CORRUPT. FEAR CORRUPTS.... PERHAPS THE FEAR OF LOSS OF POWER 🌷💙🙏.
  • IDEAS ARE LIKE RABITS. WHEN YOU GET A COUPLE AND LEARN HOW TO HANDLE THEM AND PRETTY SOON YOU HAVE A DOZEN 🌷💙🙏.
  • YOU KNOW HOW ADVICE IS. YOU ONLY WANT IT IF IT AGREES WITH WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO ANYWAY🌷 💙🙏.
  • @bellavia5
    He only worked briefly as a laborer.