I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than…

John Steinbeck
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I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.125, Penguin
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