The Winter of Our Discontent Quotes

“In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.”

― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

topic:money

“I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.”

― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

topic:forgetting

“Failure is a state of mind. It’s like one of those sand traps an ant lion digs. You keep sliding back. Takes one hell of a jump to get out of it.”

― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

topic:failure

“We can shoot rockets into space but we can’t cure anger or discontent.”

― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

topic:anger

“You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.”

― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

topic:want

“intentions, good or bad, are not enough.”

― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

topic:goodness