John Steinbeck Quotes about Soul

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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

John Steinbeck

Loneliness, Soul, Literature

To a man born without conscience, a soul-stricken man must seem ridiculous. To a criminal, honesty is foolish. You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.

John Steinbeck

Honesty, Men, Soul

John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.66, Penguin

But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because 'Thou mayest.

John Steinbeck

Unique, Eden, Soul

John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.265, Penguin

The sale of souls to gain the whole world is completely voluntary and almost unanimous...but not quite.

John Steinbeck

Soul, World, Gains

John Steinbeck (1963). “The short novels of John Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat, The red pony, Of mice and men, The moon is down, Cannery Row, The pearl”

He had said, "I am a man," and that meant certain things to Juana. It meant that he was half insane and half god. It meant that Kino would drive his strength against a mountain and plunge his strength against the sea. Juana, in her woman's soul, knew that the mountain would stand while the man broke himself; that the sea would surge while the man drowned in it. And yet it was this thing that made him a man, half insane and half god, and Juana had need of a man; she could not live without a man.

John Steinbeck

Men, Sea, Soul

John Steinbeck (1993). “The Pearl”, p.61, Penguin

Says he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul. Says a wilderness ain't no good, 'cause his little piece of a soul wasn't no good 'less it was with the rest, an' was whole.

John Steinbeck

Wrath, Soul, Pieces

John Steinbeck (2016). “The Grapes of Wrath”, p.338, Hamilton Books