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John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California.
* He was an American writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
* His most famous works include *The Grapes of Wrath*, *Of Mice and Men*, and *East of Eden*.
* Steinbeck's writing often focused on the lives of working-class people and the struggles they faced.
* He was a strong advocate for social justice and his work often explored themes of poverty, inequality, and the human condition.
* Steinbeck died on December 20, 1968 at the age of 66.
* He is considered one of the most important American writers of the 20th century.
* His work continues to be read and enjoyed by people all over the world.

Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head. They’re all the time talkin’ about it, but it’s jus’ in their head.

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Books

John Steinbeck

If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

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Writing

John Steinbeck

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

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Life

John Steinbeck

Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create - this is man.

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Life

John Steinbeck

A man without words is a man without thought.

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Wisdom

John Steinbeck

When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I can never do it. Then gradually, I write one page and then another. One day's work is all I can permit myself to contemplate.