It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
John SteinbeckA woman holds dreadful power over a man who is in love with her but she should realize that the quality and force of his love is the index of his potential contempt and hatred.
John SteinbeckThere is one sure thing about the fall of gods: they do not fall a little; they crash and shatter.
John SteinbeckLiterature is as old as speech. It grew out of a human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed
John SteinbeckI think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the listener as well as of the teller. A story has in it neither gain nor loss. But a lie is a device for profit or escape. I suppose if that definition is strictly held to, then a writer of stories is a liar - if he is financially fortunate.
John Steinbeck