John Steinbeck Quotes & Sayings

“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.”

“A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.”

“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”

“A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.”

“You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.”

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”

“If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”

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

“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.”

“The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.”