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[He] fell right into the oldest conviction in the world-- that the girl you are in love with can't possibly be anything but true and honest.

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John Steinbeck
Age: 66 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 27
Died: 1968
Died: December 20
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John Ernst Steinbeck
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John Ernest Steinbeck
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