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John Steinbeck, born February 27, 1902, and died December 20, 1968, was an American author celebrated for his keen social perception and vivid storytelling. He gained widespread acclaim with his novel "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939), which won the Pulitzer Prize and depicted the plight of Dust Bowl migrants. more John Steinbeck, born February 27, 1902, and died December 20, 1968, was an American author celebrated for his keen social perception and vivid storytelling. He gained widespread acclaim with his novel "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939), which won the Pulitzer Prize and depicted the plight of Dust Bowl migrants. Another significant work, "Of Mice and Men" (1937), explores themes of friendship and dreams through the lives of displaced ranch workers. In 1962, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his realistic and imaginative writings that combine sympathetic humor and keen social perception. His work remains a cornerstone of American literature, reflecting the struggles and resilience of the human spirit. less

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"A man without words is a man without thought"
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"Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem a stink a grating noise a quality of light a tone a habit a nostalgia a dream"
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"The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business"
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"And in the end we are all just dreamers in an endless universe"
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"Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk"
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"And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world"
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"I guess the truth is that people are good at heart until something breaks them and then they aren’t"
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"It is the hour of pearl—the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself"
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"What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness"
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"When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people"
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"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen"
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"I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen"
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"It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone"
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"I suspect people of plotting to make me happy"
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