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More important things

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true. American author John Steinbeck was born on this day in 1902. (died 1968) I’m pretty convinced that my writing, in particular my script …

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365 Things I Believe: Ideas

Author John Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) wrote twenty-seven books, including sixteen novel, six non-fiction books and five collections of short stories. He received the Nobel Price for Literature in 1962. The Grapes of Wrath was first published on this date in 1939. 365 Things I Believe is a revisioning of a …

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