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title: "3 East Eden Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [ I don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book \[East of Eden\] that does not either develop character, carry… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/i-don-t-think-there-is-a-single-sentence-in-this-whole-book-east-of/)

[John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/)

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> [People always think that because of 'Dr. Quinn' that I just play nice family stuff. But the truth of the matter is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-seymour/people-always-think-that-because-of-dr-quinn-that-i-just-play-nice/)

[Jane Seymour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-seymour/)

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> [One of my favorite things I read was John Steinbeck's journals while he was writing 'East of Eden,' which was so cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/one-of-my-favorite-things-i-read-was-john-steinbeck-s-journals-while/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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