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John Steinbeck
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you. ✨ John Steinbeck (2007). Travels with Charley and Later Novels, 1947-1962
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you. ✨ John Steinbeck (2007). Travels with Charley and Later Novels, 1947-1962

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