John Steinbeck quote about words from The Winter of Our Discontent - Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future.
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“ Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future. ”
 John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent (1961). copy citation

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Author John Steinbeck
Source The Winter of Our Discontent
Topic words goodbye farewell
Date 1961
Language English
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John Steinbeck quote about words from The Winter of Our Discontent - Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future.
John Steinbeck quote about words from The Winter of Our Discontent - Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future.