A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got n…

John Steinbeck
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A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). Of Mice and Men, p.35, Hamilton Books
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