

“We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace—business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering.
They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.”
―
They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.”
―

“Then it don' matter. Then I'll be all aroun' in the dark. I'll be ever'where - wherever you look. Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever they's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. If Casy knowed, why, I'll be in the way guys yell when they're mad an' - I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry an' they know supper's ready. An' when our folks eat the stuff they raise an' live in the houses they build, why, I'll be there.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath

“Atunci când trăieşti, nu se întâmplă nimic. Decorul se schimbă, oamenii intră sau ies, asta e totul. Începuturi nu există niciodată. Zilele se adaugă la alte zile fără rimă şi fără motiv, e o adiţiune interminabilă şi monotona. Nici sfârşit nu există; nimeni nu părăseşte vreodată o femeie, un prieten, un oraş dintr-o dată.”
― La náusea
― La náusea
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