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John Steinbeck
Steinbeck: A Life in Letters
John Steinbeck
“Two months work to do over again… I was pretty mad but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically.”Long before there were computer crashes, there were dogs – and John Steinbeck’s once ate his manuscript:
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
John Steinbeck
“A good writer always works at the impossible.”John Steinbeck on writing, the crucible of creativity, and the mobilizing power of the impossible:
Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
“Just set one day’s work in front of the last day’s work. That’s the way it comes out. And that’s the only way it does.”How John Steinbeck used the diary as a tool of discipline, a hedge against self-doubt, and a pacemaker for the heartbeat of creative work:
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
“The free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.”
John Steinbeck on the creative spirit and the meaning of life – beautiful short excerpt:
