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title: "2 Lightning Tom Quotes by 1 author"
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> [“Tom , the third son, was most like his father. He was born in fury and he lived in lightning.Tom came headlong into life. He was a giant in joy and enthusiasms. He didn't discover the world and its people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/tom-the-third-son-was-most-like-his-father-he-was-born-in-fury-and-he/)

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

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> [He was born in fury and he lived in lightning. Tom came headlong into life. He was a giant in joy and enthusiasms. He didn't discover the world and its people, he created them. When he read his father's books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/he-was-born-in-fury-and-he-lived-in-lightning-tom-came-headlong-into/)

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

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