Well, every little boy thinks he invented sin. Virtue we think we learn, because we are told about it. But sin is our own designing. (John Steinbeck)

Well, every little boy thinks he invented sin. Virtue we think we learn, because we are told about it. But sin is our own designing.

John Steinbeck

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