After the bare requisites of living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone, or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who scribbles on a wall to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do.

Famous Quotes / John Steinbeck

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John Steinbeck: "After the bare requisites of living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone, or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who scribbles on a wall to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do."

Quotations about

About	Bare	Buddha	Deep
Desire	Doubt	Etches	Everyone
Exist	Existed	Exists	Himself
Image	Leave	Leaves	Life
Lives	Living	Mind	Most
Other	People	Perhaps	Proof
Prove	Race	Really	Record
Reproducing	Requisites	Scribbles	Seriously
Stone	Think	Trying	Unreal
Wall	Wants	Wood

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After the bare requisites of living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone, or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who scribbles on a wall to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do. - John Steinbeck