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Losing hope is not so bad. There's something worse: losing hope and hiding it from yourself.

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
Hiding
Worse
Losing
Hope
Something

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