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just like Bobby said

The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men Gang aft agley, An'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy!
– Robert Burns, "To A Mouse", 1785

It isn't well known, but Steinbeck's famous book title was taken from an 18th century Scottish poet, Robert Burns. The same poet responsible for "Auld Lang Syne" who also happens [...]

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