Aleksandra

“It is worth while to be kind and generous,” he said. “Not only do such actions pile up a house of joy in Heaven; but there is, too, a quick reward here on earth. One feels a golden warmth glowing like a hot enchilada in one’s stomach.”
― John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat

“They had spoken once, but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway.”
― John Steinbeck, The Pearl

“Things that happen are of no importance. But from everything that happens, there is a lesson to be learned.”
― John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat

“If two generous paths branch from the highroad of life and only one can be followed, who is to judge which is best?”
― John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat