Who said "There's no word for it but it's the beating of the universe."?

This quote is attributed to Lee.

There's no word for it but it's the beating of the universe. - Lee

"There's no word for it but it's the beating of the universe."

Lee

Character in East of Eden

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"We are not trapped or locked up in these bones."

"Evil is not something to be done away with as a kind of awful tumor. There is no triumph in it."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"The Chinese term Timshel means 'thou mayest'—not 'thou shalt.'"