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The speaker notices repeated signs of desire in other people. The quoted wish suggests a strong pull toward leaving, going somewhere else, or joining what is happening. It conveys longing and frustration through a direct, simple statement.
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Originally said in English.
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About John Steinbeck
American writer and novelist
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He lived in the 20th century and won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for his fiction and for writing that brought him wide and lasting readership. He was also an independent journalist and a war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War. His work was recognized by the Nobel committee for its realistic and imaginative style, with sympathy and social insight at its center.
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Books by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men
1937
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1939
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