John Steinbeck Quotes

Sometimes it's great fun to be silly, like children playing statues and dying of laughter. And sometimes being silly breaks the even pace and lets you get a new start.

John Steinbeck

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• Sometimes it's great fun to be silly, like children playing statues and dying of laughter. And sometimes being silly breaks the even pace and lets you get a new start.

  

  John Steinbeck
  • Great
  • Children
  • Fun