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The lies we tell about our duty and our purposes, the meaningless words of science and philosophy, are walls that topple before a bewildered little ‘why’.

The lies we tell about our duty and our purposes, the meaningless words of science and philosophy, are walls that topple before a bewildered little ‘why’.

John Steinbeck
Wall, Philosophy, Lying
John Steinbeck (1995). “The Log from the Sea of Cortez”, p.174, Penguin

I remember as a child reading or hearing the words 'The Great Divide' and being stunned by the glorious sound, a proper sound for the granite backbone of a continent. I saw in my mind escarpments rising into the clouds, a kind of natural Great Wall of China.

John Steinbeck
Children, Wall, Reading
John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.93, Penguin

I guess this is why I hate governments, all governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print men. There's nothing to fight, no wall to hammer with frustrated fists.

John Steinbeck
Wall, Hate, Fighting
John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.51, Penguin

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