I am sifting my memories, the way men pan the dirt under a barroom floor for the bits of gold dust that fall between the cracks. It's small mining-- small mining. You're too young a man to be panning memories, Adam. You should be getting yourself some new ones, so that the mining will be richer when you come to age.
John SteinbeckI hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.
John SteinbeckBut you can't start over Only a boy can start over You and me Why, we're all that's been
John SteinbeckThe camera need not be a cold mechanical device. Like the pen, it is as good as the man who uses it. It can be the extension of mind and heart.
John Steinbeck