John Steinbeck Quotes

A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That Built The Tractor, The Monster That Sent The Tractor Out, Had Somehow Got Into The Driver's Hands, Into His Brain And Muscle, Had Goggled Him And Muzzled Him - Goggled His Mind, Muzzled His Speech, Goggled His Perception, Muzzled His Protest. He Could Not See The Land As It Was, He Could Not Smell The Land As It Smelled; His Feet Did Not Stamp The Clods Or Feel The Warmth And Power Of The Earth. He Sat In An Iron Seat And Stepped On Iron Pedals. He Could Not Cheer Or Beat Or Curse Or Encourage The Extension Of His Power, And Because Of This He Could Not Cheer Or Whip Or Curse Or Encourage Himself. He Did Not Know Or Own Or Trust Or Beseech The Land. If A Seed Dropped Did Not Germinate, It Was Nothing. If The Young Thrusting Plant Withered In Drought Or Drowned In A Flood Of Rain, It Was No More To The Driver Than To The Tractor. He

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

John Steinbeck Quotes: A Twitch At The Controls Could Swerve The Cat', But The Driver's Hands Could Not Twitch Because The Monster That

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