Quotes by John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

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Casy said, "Ol' Tom's house can't be more'n a mile from here. Ain't she over that third rise?"Sure," said Joad. "Less so — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
I wonder Pa went so easy. I wonder Grampa didn' kill nobody. Nobody never tol' Grampa where to put his feet. An' Ma ain' — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Minds me of a story they tell about Willy Feeley when he was a young fella. Willy was bashful, awful bashful. Well, one — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Old Tom giggled, "Fooled ya, huh, Ma? We aimed to fool ya, and we done it. Jus' stood there like a hammered sheep. Wisht — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Beside them, little pot-bellied men in light suits and panama hats; clean, pink men with puzzled, worried eyes, with res — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
An' I got to thinkin', on'y it wasn't thinkin', it was deeper down than thinkin'. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
He stopped, feeling lonely in his long speech. — John Steinbeck, 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. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Her face looked for the answer that is always concealed in language. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Sometimes a sad man can talk the sadness right out through his mouth. Sometimes a killin' man can talk the murder right — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
The last clear definite function of man—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is ma — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is ma — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
It ain't kin we? It's will we? — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
It gives a fella relief to tell, but it jus' spreads out his sin. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Got a lot of sinful idears--but they seem kinda sensible. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
I ain't never done nothin' that wasn't part sin. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
...and the break would never come as long as fear can turn to wrath. — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an’ on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an’ that same damn thing — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
Ain't you thinkin' what's it gonna be like when we get there? Ain't you scared it won't be nice like we thought?No, she — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
We still go where we want, even if we got to crawl for the right.' - Tom Joad (Jr.) — John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath