The misery stayed, not thought about but aching away, and sometimes I would have to ask myself, Why do I ache? Men can get used to anything, but it takes time.
John SteinbeckNo one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe
John SteinbeckWhen a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else.
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