It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. – John Steinbeck
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. – John Steinbeck
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business. – John Steinbeck
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. – John Steinbeck