There's an awful lot of inactive kindness which is nothing but laziness, not wanting any trouble, confusion, or effort.
John SteinbeckGeorge's voice became deeper. He repeated his words rhythmically as though he had said them many times before. 'Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to.
John SteinbeckItโs all fine to say, โTime will heal everything, this too shall pass away. People will forgetโโand things like that when you are not involved, but when you are there is no passage of time, people do not forget and you are in the middle of something that does not change.
John SteinbeckWe value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.
John Steinbeck