![]() ![]() “Anything that just costs money is cheap.” And the child’s world is never quite whole again. It is a tedious job to build them up again they never quite shine. And there is one sure thing about the fall of gods: they do not fall a little they crash and shatter or sink deeply into green muck. “When a child first catches adults out - when it first walks into his grave little head that adults do not always have divine intelligence, that their judgments are not always wise, their thinking true, their sentences just - his world falls into panic desolation. “I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.” And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. “And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. “All great and precious things are lonely.”” “I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” On December 20, 1962, at the age of 66, Steinbeck died in New York City.ģ1 John Steinbeck Quotes to make you think In 1940, Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize for that particular work. At the height of its popularity, the novel sold over 10,000 copies on a weekly basis. It told a story of a dispossessed family in Oklahoma who had to relocate to California during the Great Depression. In 1939, Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath. Ironically, he adopted a more serious tone for his next books. It was when he published the humorous novel Tortilla Flat in 1935 that Steinbeck achieved real success. His first couple of books received lukewarm reviews. Over the next decade, with the financial and emotional support of Henning, Steinbeck proceeded to work on his writing. It was during this period when he wrote his first novel, Cup of Gold, then met and married Carol Henning. Not long after, Steinbeck went back to California and worked as a caretaker for Lake Tahoe. He took a job at a construction company while being a newspaper reporter at the same time. Eventually, in 1925, Steinbeck left college without a degree.Īfter dropping out, he tried to do freelance work as a writer. But for the next six years, he would drift in and out of school. In 1919, to please his parents more than anything else, Steinbeck enrolled at Stanford University. He started writing short stories and poems at 14. At a young age, he fell in love with the land, particularly Salinas Valley, which was often the setting of his novels. Steinbeck was described as a shy but smart kid. Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, his mother, was a former teacher. The senior Steinbeck ran a flour plant, was a Monterey County treasurer, and once owned a feed-and-grain store. John Ernst Steinbeck, his father, had several jobs to make ends meet. John Steinbeck Backgroundīorn on Februin Salinas, California, John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. was brought up with modest means. The reread got me thinking about Steinbeck’s other books, short stories, and letters. East of Eden is my favorite book of all time and I decided recently to reread it. Hell, the blog name Of Whiskey and Words isn’t too far off one of his most popular books Of Mice and Men. You let me enjoy my fantasy.It’s no secret John Steinbeck is one of my favorite writers. A man that pretty can't be a murderer." Mother stared at her. ![]()
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