In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing…

John Steinbeck
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage. ✨ John Steinbeck (1990). Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath, p.22, Penguin
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