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Genius consists not in making great discoveries, but in seeing the connection between small discoveries.

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
Writer
Birmingham
Alabama
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Genius
Seeing
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Great
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Connection
Connections

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