The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. – John Steinbeck
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. – John Steinbeck
It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. – 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
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, dont necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day the reality of things is what happens tomorrow. – Drew Barrymore