John Steinbeck Quote

When a condition or a problem becomes too great, humans have the protection of not thinking about it. But it goes inward and minces up with a lot of other things already there and what comes out is discontent and uneasiness, guilt and a compulsion to get something—anything—before it is all gone.

The Winter of Our Discontent (ed. Penguin, 2008) - ISBN: 9781440638671