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The Winter of Our Discontent
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"The Winter of Our Discontent" Quotes

A man's moral decay and struggle for integrity in a changing world.

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We can shoot rockets into space but we can't cure anger or discontent.

John Steinbeck

angerdiscontent

I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.

John Steinbeck

introspectionperception

I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me.

John Steinbeck

self

When a condition or a problem becomes too great, humans have the protection of not thinking about it. But it goes inward and minces up with a lot of other things already there and what comes out is discontent and uneasiness, guilt and a compulsion to get something--anything--before it is all gone.

John Steinbeck

human natureproblems

I think a man can only understand himself by continually re-creating his life. The only intelligent way to live is by not accepting a thing unless you understand it.

John Steinbeck

self-understandingwisdom

I am alone here in my own mind. There is no map and there is no road. It is one of a kind, and it is mine.

John Steinbeck

individualitysolitude

People are proud, and they don't want to give in. They want to keep up their way of life, and they'll fight you if you want to change them.

John Steinbeck

pridechange

We're always looking for something better, and while we're looking for it, we're missing everything else.

John Steinbeck

contentmentperspective

A man can't be a traitor to his own self.

John Steinbeck

selfintegrity

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?

John Steinbeck

rulesrebellion