John Steinbeck Quotes About Talent

Quotes about: Talent

• When a man comes to die,
  no matter what his talents and influences and genius,
  if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him
  and his dying a cold horror.

  John Steinbeck

  Men, Dying, Genius

  John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.363, Penguin

• In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. Indeed most of their vices are attempted short cuts to love. When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.

  John Steinbeck

  Life, Cutting, Men

  John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.363, Penguin

• For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.

  John Steinbeck

  Animal, Want Something, Giving

  John Steinbeck (1993). “The Pearl”, p.31, Penguin

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