How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped…

John Steinbeck
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How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can't scare him--he has known a fear beyond every other. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.190, Hamilton Books
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How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can't scare him--he has known a fear beyond every other. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). The Grapes of Wrath, p.190, Hamilton Books

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