“Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant that my article in Brain be published before the destruction takes place.”

—  Walker Percy , book Love in the Ruins

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Southern philosophical novelist 1916–1990

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