Dear Lord,' he said. 'let me be like Aron. Don’t make me mean. I don’t…

John Steinbeck
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Dear Lord,' he said. 'let me be like Aron. Don’t make me mean. I don’t want to be. If you will let everybody like me, why, I’ll give you anything in the world, and if I haven’t got it, why, I’ll go for to get it. I don’t want to be mean. I don’t want to be lonely. For Jesus’ sake, Amen. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.333, Penguin
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