If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're…

John Steinbeck
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If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.303, Hamilton Books
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If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.303, Hamilton Books

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