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What nuns don't realize is that they look better in nun clothes than J.C. Penney pantsuits.

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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
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