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Why did God make woman so beautiful and man with such a loving heart?

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
Beautiful
Heart
Make
Men
Loving
Woman

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Jews wait for the Lord, Protestants sing hymns to him, Catholics say mass and eat him.
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