When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward …

John Steinbeck
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When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim must first find himself a good and sufficient reason for going. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.8, Penguin
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