Maxioms by John Steinbeck
Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.
Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.
Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of read more
Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of a man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.
I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any read more
I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
