A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

John Steinbeck
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself. ✨ John Steinbeck (2008). The Winter of Our Discontent, p.64, Penguin
The comfortable people in tight houses felt pity at first, and then distaste, and finally hatred for the migrant people. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.350, Hamilton Books
Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all else, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. ✨ Travels With Charley: In Search of America. Book by John Steinbeck, Part 4, 1962.
There are people who will say that this whole account is a lie, but a thing isn't necessarily a lie even if it didn't necessarily happen. ✨ John Steinbeck (2008). Sweet Thursday, p.21, Penguin
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