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John Steinbeck Quotes

Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed.

Source:Nobel Prize acceptance speech (December 10, 1962)
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  • Name: John Steinbeck
  • Profession: Writer
  • Born: February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968
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