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A character in East of Eden by John Steinbeck

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But 'Thou mayest'! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods, for in his weakness and his filth and his murder of his brother he has still the great choice. He can choose his course and fight it through and win.
Lee · John Steinbeck, East of Eden (1952), Part Three
We are all descended from the restless, the nervous, the criminals, the arguers and brawlers, but also the brave and independent and generous.
Lee · John Steinbeck, East of Eden (1952)

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