You're getting well,' Samuel said. 'Some people think it's an insult t…

John Steinbeck
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You're getting well,' Samuel said. 'Some people think it's an insult to the glory of their sickness to get well. But the time poultice is no respecter of glories. Everyone gets well if he waits around. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.233, Penguin
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You're getting well,' Samuel said. 'Some people think it's an insult to the glory of their sickness to get well. But the time poultice is no respecter of glories. Everyone gets well if he waits around. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.233, Penguin

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