Pa said slowly, "We ain’t a gonna do it. We got almost a kin bond. Grampa, he died in your tent."
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 16. Pa Joad says this to the Wilsons in a show of unity among the migrating families. This is after the Wilsons’ car breaks down and they urge the Joads to go ahead on their journey without them. But the Joads decide to stay to help them as the families have formed a bond through the Wilsons providing a deathbed for the dying Grampa Joad.