John Steinbeck Quotes about Sadness

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To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn't really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.

To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn't really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.

John Steinbeck

Inspiring, Writing, Sadness

"Steinbeck: A Life in Letters".

Yes, you should talk," he said. "Sometimes a sad man can talk the sadness right out through his mouth. Sometimes a killin' man can talk the murder right out of his mouth.

John Steinbeck

Sadness, Men, Mouths

John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.42, Hamilton Books