Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork. …

John Steinbeck
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Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.201, Hamilton Books
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