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Bourbon does for me what the piece of cake did for Proust.

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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
Alcohol
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Pieces
Doe
Bourbon
Proust
Cake

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Losing hope is not so bad. There's something worse: losing hope and hiding it from yourself.
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If I had the choice of knowing the truth or searching for the truth, I'd take the search.
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As for hobbies, people with stimulating hobbies suffer from the most noxious of despairs since they are tranquilized in their despair.
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