When you're huntin' somepin you're a hunter, an' you're strong. Can't …

John Steinbeck
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When you're huntin' somepin you're a hunter, an' you're strong. Can't nobody beat a hunter. But when you get hunted - that's different. Somepin happens to you. You ain't strong: maybe you're fierce, but you ain't strong. - Muley ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.45, Hamilton Books
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When you're huntin' somepin you're a hunter, an' you're strong. Can't nobody beat a hunter. But when you get hunted - that's different. Somepin happens to you. You ain't strong: maybe you're fierce, but you ain't strong. - Muley ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.45, Hamilton Books

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