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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
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Novelist
Philosopher
Physician
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Birmingham
Alabama
Doe
Every
Believe
Men
Secretly
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Lucky
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