John Steinbeck: Frasi in inglese
John Steinbeck era scrittore statunitense. Frasi in inglese.John Steinbeck libro The Pearl
Origine: The Pearl (1947), Ch. V
Contesto: He had said, "I am a man," and that meant certain things to Juana. It meant that he was half insane and half god. It meant that Kino would drive his strength against a mountain and plunge his strength against the sea. Juana, in her woman's soul, knew that the mountain would stand while the man broke himself; that the sea would surge while the man drowned in it. And yet it was this thing that made him a man, half insane and half god, and Juana had need of a man; she could not live without a man. Although she might be puzzled by these differences between man and woman, she knew them and accepted them and needed them. Of course she would follow him, there was no question of that. Sometimes the quality of woman, the reason, the caution, the sense of preservation, could cut through Kino's manness and save them all.
John Steinbeck libro La valle dell'Eden
Origine: East of Eden
John Steinbeck libro Vicolo Cannery
Origine: Cannery Row
“The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.”
John Steinbeck libro The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
Origine: The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
John Steinbeck libro The Log from the Sea of Cortez
Origine: The Log from the Sea of Cortez
“Men all do about the same thing when they wake up.”
John Steinbeck libro Vicolo Cannery
Origine: Cannery Row
John Steinbeck libro Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Origine: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck libro La valle dell'Eden
Origine: East of Eden
“If you want to keep a friend, never test him.”
John Steinbeck libro L'inverno del nostro scontento
Origine: The Winter of Our Discontent
“A question is a trap, and an answer your foot in it.”
John Steinbeck libro Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Pt. 4
Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)
Origine: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys?”
John Steinbeck libro L'inverno del nostro scontento
Origine: The Winter of Our Discontent
John Steinbeck libro Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Origine: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.”
John Steinbeck libro La valle dell'Eden
Origine: East of Eden
John Steinbeck libro La valle dell'Eden
Origine: East of Eden