In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of fr…

John Steinbeck
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In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. Indeed most of their vices are attempted short cuts to love. When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.363, Penguin
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