Lennie begged, "Le's do it now. Le's get that place now." "Sure right now. I gotta. We gotta.

Three hours of writing require twenty hours of preparation. Luckily I have learned to dream about the work, which saves me some working time.

My whole work drive has been aimed at making people understand each other. . .

The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man's litter has more permanence.

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.

Death was a friend, and sleep was Death's brother.

Thou mayest rule over sin,' Lee. That's it. I do not believe all men are destroyed. I can name you a dozen who were not, and they are the ones the world lives by. It is true of the spirit as it is true of battles — only the winners are remembered.