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Lucky is the man who does not secretly believe that every possibility is open to him.

Walker Percy

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Walker Percy
Age: 73 †
Born: 1916
Born: May 28
Died: 1990
Died: May 10
Author
Novelist
Philosopher
Physician
Writer
Birmingham
Alabama
Men
Secretly
Possibility
Lucky
Open
Doe
Every
Believe

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