"I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession."

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Insight & Reflection

This reflection on animals by John Steinbeck resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in animals is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About John Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century, he was also an independent journalist and war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War.

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