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What a find! You feel like you've been let into a special conversation between a philosopher and his silent friend. Now I fully see William James' influence on Steinbeck — talk about Material Self hah John Steinbeck is such a fascinating person. His plans, the things he liked, purchased, invented, parties he attended, his admiration for his wife, his discipline and self-criticism, so admirable. All he writes, poetry.