Travels With Charley: In Search of America

by John Steinbeck

We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. Tour

I began to formulate a new law describing the relationship of protection to despondency. A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.

“I’m doing worse than that. I’m trying to bribe you with a cup of coffee. It’s worse than that too. I’m suggesting a dollop of Old Grandad in the coffee.”