I know this—a man got to do what he got to do.

John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

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Topic

Survival

Author

John Steinbeck

Source

The Grapes of Wrath

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. The Viking Press, 1939, ch. 18.

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The deepest definition of Youth is, Life as yet untouched by tragedy.

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Youth

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Alfred North Whitehead
Source
Adventures of Ideas
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Whitehead, Alfred North. Adventures of Ideas. The Macmillan Company/Simon and Schuster, 1933, ch. 20, sec. 5.

Another quote from 1939

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

The Wizard of Oz

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The Wizard of Oz
Actor
Frank Morgan
Source
The Wizard of Oz
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.