The Pearl
John Steinbeck
Top 10 Best Quotes
“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.”
“It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough, and you must be very tactful with Gods or the gods.”
“He said, "I am a man," and that meant certain things to Juana. It meant that he was half insane and half god.”
“She knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near.”
“The people say that the two seemed to be removed from human experience; that they had gone through pain and had come out on the other side.”
“A plan is a real thing, and things projected are experienced. A plan once made and visualized becomes reality along with other realities—never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked.”
“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.”
“This was an evil beyond thinking. The killing of a man was not so evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal.”
“For every man in the world functions to the best of his ability, and no one does less than his best, no matter what he may think about it.”
“It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings.”
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