John Steinbeck

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

From The Grapes of Wrath

A man’s mind is a place to find peace.

From The Grapes of Wrath

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.

From The Grapes of Wrath

The hungry, the people who do the work, are the ones who are the strongest.

From The Grapes of Wrath

How can you frighten a man who has a gun?

From The Grapes of Wrath

There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.

From The Grapes of Wrath

We’re not in it for ourselves. We’re in it for the whole damn thing.

From The Grapes of Wrath

If you’re in trouble or hurt or need—go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help—the only ones.

From The Grapes of Wrath

I’ll be everywhere. Wherever you can look—wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there.

From The Grapes of Wrath

It’s a hard thing to go through life knowing that you’re going to die and not knowing how.

From The Grapes of Wrath