Well, I remember this girl. I am not whole without her. I am not alive…

John Steinbeck
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Well, I remember this girl. I am not whole without her. I am not alive without her. When she was with me I was more alive than I have ever been, and not only when she was pleasant either. Even when we were fighting I was whole. ✨ John Steinbeck (2007). Travels with Charley and Later Novels, 1947-1962
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