Grapes of Wrath: The Preacher (post 1 of 2 GoW posts)

The preacher in Grapes of Wrath articulates *exactly* how I want to spend the rest of my days:

"I'm gonna be near to folks. I ain't gonna try to teach 'me nothin'. I'm gonna try to learn. Gonna learn why the folks walks in the grass, gonna hear 'em talk, gonna hear 'em sing. Gonna listen to kids eatin' mush. Gonna hear husban' an' wife a-poundin' the mattress in the night. Gonna eat with 'em an learn." His eyes were wet and shining. "Gonna lay in the grass open an' honest with anybody that'll...