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John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter to his eldest son
New York
November 10, 1958Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing…
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
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A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.
