I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer -- and what trees and seasons smelled like -- how people looked and walked and smelled even. The memory of odors is very rich.
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About John Steinbeck, East of Eden
John Steinbeck, East of Eden.
Themes
- Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it