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John Steinbeck, East of Eden Quotes: All great and precious things are lonely.
         

All great and precious things are lonely.


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All great and precious things are lonely.
         



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Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.



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Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.



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Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.



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He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.



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Courage and fear were one thing too.



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Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.



As with many people, Charles, who could not talk, wrote with fullness. He set down his loneliness and his perplexities, and he put on paper many things he did not know about himself.

As with many people, Charles, who could not talk, wrote with fullness. He set down his loneliness and his perplexities, and he put on paper many things he did not know about himself.





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