All Americans believe that they are born fishermen. For a man to admit…

John Steinbeck
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All Americans believe that they are born fishermen. For a man to admit a distaste for fishing would be like denouncing mother-love or hating moonlight. ✨ John Steinbeck (2003). America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction, p.116, Penguin
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All Americans believe that they are born fishermen. For a man to admit a distaste for fishing would be like denouncing mother-love or hating moonlight. ✨ John Steinbeck (2003). America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction, p.116, Penguin

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