And just as there are physical monsters, can there not be mental or psychic monsters born? The face and body may be perfect, but if a twisted gene or a malformed egg can produce physical monsters, may not the same process produce a malformed soul?
John Steinbeck
Monsters, Psychology, Soul, Mental Illness, Physical Appearance, Nature
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More John Steinbeck Quotes
“To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.” John Steinbeck
Oklahoma Landscape, Gentle Rain, Earth Healing, Country, Scarred Earth, Nature
John Steinbeck Oklahoma Landscape, Gentle Rain, Earth Healing, Country, Scarred Earth, Nature“Like most passionate nations, Texas has its own history based on, but not limited by, facts.” John Steinbeck
Texas, History, Passion, National Identity, Facts, Culture
John Steinbeck Texas, History, Passion, National Identity, Facts, Culture“Being at ease with himself put him at ease with the world.” John Steinbeck
Self Harmony, Inner Peace, Personal Confidence, Acceptance, Calm, Balance
John Steinbeck Self Harmony, Inner Peace, Personal Confidence, Acceptance, Calm, Balance“It’s a free country. Well, try to get some freedom to do. Fella says you’re jus’ as free as you got jack to pay for it.” John Steinbeck
Freedom, Money, Society, Class, Independence, Power
John Steinbeck Freedom, Money, Society, Class, Independence, Power“I guess there are never enough books.” John Steinbeck
Books, Reading, Knowledge, Learning, Desire, Thought
John Steinbeck Books, Reading, Knowledge, Learning, Desire, Thought“The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.” John Steinbeck
Brain, Intelligence, Power, Thought, Strategy, Wisdom
John Steinbeck Brain, Intelligence, Power, Thought, Strategy, Wisdom“Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all.” John Steinbeck
Time, Existence, Philosophy, Reflection, Duration, Eventlessness
John Steinbeck Time, Existence, Philosophy, Reflection, Duration, Eventlessness“I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything.” John Steinbeck
Cameras, Self-Doubt, Perception, Technology, Identity, Fear
John Steinbeck Cameras, Self-Doubt, Perception, Technology, Identity, Fear“The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It’s the monster. Men made it, but they can’t control it.” John Steinbeck
Money, Control, Power, Bank, Society, Greed
John Steinbeck Money, Control, Power, Bank, Society, Greed“I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.” John Steinbeck
Love Bought, Only Love, Exchange True, Emotion, Reciprocity, Connection
John Steinbeck Love Bought, Only Love, Exchange True, Emotion, Reciprocity, Connection“Now farming became industry, and the owners followed Rome, although they did not know it. They imported slaves, although they did not call them slaves: Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans, Filipinos. They live on rice and beans, the business men said. They don’t need much.” John Steinbeck
Farming, Industry, Slavery, Exploitation, Immigrants, History
John Steinbeck Farming, Industry, Slavery, Exploitation, Immigrants, History“Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” John Steinbeck
Teaching, Art, Education, Mind, Spirit, Knowledge
John Steinbeck Teaching, Art, Education, Mind, Spirit, Knowledge“One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.” John Steinbeck
Emotional Rain, Nature’s Sadness, Pain Reflection, Rain, Sadness, Pain
John Steinbeck Emotional Rain, Nature’s Sadness, Pain Reflection, Rain, Sadness, Pain“The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong.” John Steinbeck
Cultural Norms, Gender Roles, Family Dynamics, Power Struggle, Social Influence, Tradition
John Steinbeck Cultural Norms, Gender Roles, Family Dynamics, Power Struggle, Social Influence, Tradition“They’s a time of change, an’ when that comes, dyin’ is a piece of all dyin’, and bearin’ is a piece of all bearin’, an’ bearin’ an’ dyin’ is two pieces of the same thing.” John Steinbeck
Life Cycles, Change Acceptance, Birth Death, Life, Change, Birth
John Steinbeck Life Cycles, Change Acceptance, Birth Death, Life, Change, Birth“And of course they were descended from the ancient kings of Ireland, as every Irishman is.” John Steinbeck
Ireland, Heritage, Kings, Ancestry, History, Identity
John Steinbeck Ireland, Heritage, Kings, Ancestry, History, Identity“She had a dour Presbyterian mind and a code of morals that pinned down and beat the brains out of nearly everything that was pleasant to do.” John Steinbeck
Dour Mind, Morals Pin, Beat Pleasant, Restriction, Judgment, Control
John Steinbeck Dour Mind, Morals Pin, Beat Pleasant, Restriction, Judgment, Control“The break would never come as long as fear could turn to wrath.” John Steinbeck
Fear Transformation, Emotional Wrath, Power Cycles, Fear, Wrath, Cycles
John Steinbeck Fear Transformation, Emotional Wrath, Power Cycles, Fear, Wrath, Cycles“Sometimes when she was alone, and she knew she was alone, she permitted her mind to play in a garden, and she smiled.” John Steinbeck
Alone Play, Garden Mind, Permitted Smile, Solitude, Imagination, Peace
John Steinbeck Alone Play, Garden Mind, Permitted Smile, Solitude, Imagination, Peace“When I was a child growing up in Salinas we called San Francisco “the City.” Of course it was the only city we knew, but I still think of it as the City, and so does everyone else who has ever associated with it. A strange and exclusive word is “city.” Besides San Francisco, only small sections of London and Rome stay in the mind as the City. New Yorkers say they are going to town. Paris has no title but Paris. Mexico City is the Capital.” John Steinbeck
San Francisco, Exclusive Word, City Title, Nostalgia, Urban Life, Memory
John Steinbeck San Francisco, Exclusive Word, City Title, Nostalgia, Urban Life, Memory