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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their face away.

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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
Face
Turns
Faces
Away
Real
Love
Friendship
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Worst

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Before, I wandered as a diversion. Now I wander seriously and sit and read as a diversion.
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Boredom is the self being stuffed with itself.
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Americans are the nicest, most generous, and sentimental people on earth. Yet Americans have killed more unborn children than any nation in history.
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