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Tortilla Flat quotes

John Steinbeck

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“as he stood there, love came to Big Joe Portagee. It sang in his head; it roared through his body like a great freshet; it shook him as a tropical storm shakes a forest of palms.” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat
“As the wine went down in the bottles, patriotism arose in the three men.” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat
“Things that happen are of no importance . . . But from everything that happens, there is a lesson to be learned.” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat
“Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat
“It is worse than whipping to be laughed at.” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat
“It ruined a story to have it all come out quickly. The good story lay in half-told things which must be filled in out of the hearer's own experience.” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat
“What pillow can one have like a good conscience?” John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat

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