All of them had a restlessness in common. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). Eas…

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All of them had a restlessness in common. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.51, Penguin
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There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.144, Penguin
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When a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.229, Penguin
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The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.

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