Abra was ready ere I called her name. And though I called another, Abra came. Author: John Steinbeck Copy Quote More from John Steinbeck “If a man ordered a beer milkshake he'd better do it in a town where he wasn't k…” “A nation may be moved by its statesmen and defined by its military but it's usu…” “No se necesita valor para hacer una cosa cuando es lo único que puedes hacer.” “He smiled at her as a man might smile at a memory. Then he went out and closed …”