A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't sa…

John Steinbeck
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A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a beard. People didn't like you for telling the truth. You had to say you had a scar so you couldn't shave. ✨ John Steinbeck (1993). Cannery Row, p.66, Penguin
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A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a beard. People didn't like you for telling the truth. You had to say you had a scar so you couldn't shave. ✨ John Steinbeck (1993). Cannery Row, p.66, Penguin

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