The design of a book is the pattern of a reality controlled and shaped by the mind of a writer.
John SteinbeckIf we could learn even a little to like ourselves, maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away.
John SteinbeckSome days are born ugly. From the very first light they are no damn good what ever the weather, and everbody knows it. No one knows what causes this, but on such a day people resist getting out of bed and set their heels against the day. When they are finally forced out by hunger or job they find that the day is just as lousy as they knew it would be.
John Steinbeck