John Steinbeck quote: There was no desire in him for a state or condition, no picture in his mind of the thing to ...

There was no desire in him for a state or condition, no picture in his mind of the thing to be when he had followed his longing; but only a burning and a will overpowering to journey outward and outward after the ...

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