Doc still loved true things but he knew that it was not a general love…

John Steinbeck
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Doc still loved true things but he knew that it was not a general love and it could be a very dangerous mistress. ✨ John Steinbeck (1953). The Short Novels of John Steinbeck, New York : Viking Press
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Doc still loved true things but he knew that it was not a general love and it could be a very dangerous mistress. ✨ John Steinbeck (1953). The Short Novels of John Steinbeck, New York : Viking Press

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