The ways of sin are curious . . . I guess if a man had to shuck off ev…

John Steinbeck
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The ways of sin are curious . . . I guess if a man had to shuck off everything he had, inside and out, he'd manage to hide a few little sins somewhere for his own discomfort. They're the last things we'll give up. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.146, Penguin
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