Karyn Hall’s Reviews > East of Eden > Status Update

“When the Lord God did not call my name, I might have called His name — but I did not. There you have the difference between greatness and mediocrity… But it’s nice for a mediocre man to know that greatness must be the loneliest state in the world… you are alone to make your choice. On one side you have warmth and companionship and sweet understanding, and on the other — cold, lonely greatness.”