Kino heard the little splash of morning waves on the beach. It was very good -- Kino closed his eyes again to listen to his music.
John SteinbeckFailure is a state of mind. It's like one of those sand traps an ant lion digs. You keep sliding back. Takes one hell of a jump to get out of it.
John SteinbeckI don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book [East of Eden] that does not either develop character, carry on the story or provide necessary background.
John SteinbeckYes, you will. And I will warn you now that not their blood but your suspicion might build evil in them. They will be what you expect of themโฆI think when a man finds good or bad in his children he is seeing only what he planted in them after they cleared the womb." "You canโt make a race horse of a pig." "No," said Samuel, "but you can make a very fast pig.
John Steinbeck