John Steinbeck on the Art of Writing


By Paulette Beete
John Steinbeck on the Art of Writing written in open white capitals on a black background
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world John Steinbeck
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable John Steinbeck
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them John Steinbeck
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness John Steinbeck
Literature is as old as speech It grew out of the human need for it and it has not changed except to become more needed John Steinbeck
Learn more about John Steinbeck and his classic novel The Grapes of Wrath--part of the Big Read library--at neabigread.org. 

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