But 'Thou mayest!'! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him statur…

John Steinbeck
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But 'Thou mayest!'! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods, for in his weakness and his filth and his murder of his brother he has still the great choice. He can choose his course and fight it through and win ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.265, Penguin
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