He’d started out in the gutter, true enough. And now he was on three meat meals a day, good boots, a warm bed at night and, come to that, a wife, too. Good old Sybil—although she did tend to talk about curtains these days, but Sergeant
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“All great and precious things are lonely.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
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