Abra was ready ere I called her name. And though I called another, Abra came. Auteur: John Steinbeck Copy Quote More from John Steinbeck “People like you to be something, preferably what they are.” “I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where …” “Man hates something in himself. He has been able to defeat every natural obstac…” “She was a very small girl with a face as lovely and fresh as her son’s face—a v…”