His ear heard more than what was said to him, and his slow speech had …

John Steinbeck
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His ear heard more than what was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). Of Mice and Men, p.17, Hamilton Books
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