I don’t mind getting smacked on the chin. I just don’t want to get nib…

John Steinbeck
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I don’t mind getting smacked on the chin. I just don’t want to get nibbled to death. There’s a difference. ✨ John Steinbeck (2006). In Dubious Battle, p.47, Penguin
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I don’t mind getting smacked on the chin. I just don’t want to get nibbled to death. There’s a difference. ✨ John Steinbeck (2006). In Dubious Battle, p.47, Penguin

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