Only God sees the sparrow fall, but even God doesn't do anything about…

John Steinbeck
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Only God sees the sparrow fall, but even God doesn't do anything about it. ✨ John Steinbeck (2008). The Winter of Our Discontent, p.158, Penguin
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Only God sees the sparrow fall, but even God doesn't do anything about it. ✨ John Steinbeck (2008). The Winter of Our Discontent, p.158, Penguin

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