So much there is to see, but our morning eyes describe a different wor…

John Steinbeck
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So much there is to see, but our morning eyes describe a different world than do our afternoon eyes, and surely our wearied evening eyes can report only a weary evening world. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.47, Penguin
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So much there is to see, but our morning eyes describe a different world than do our afternoon eyes, and surely our wearied evening eyes can report only a weary evening world. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.47, Penguin

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