December 15, 2007
But ‘Thou mayest’! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods, for in his weakness and his filth and his murder of his brother he has still the great choice. He can choose his course and fight it through and win… And I feel I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star.
I think these are the best 3 sentences Steinbeck ever wrote…
4 years ago
