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Love in the Ruins

Name: Love in the Ruins
Author: Walker Percy

Love in the Ruins is a novel of speculative or science fiction by author Walker Percy from 1971. It follows its main character, Dr Thomas More, namesake and descendant of Sir Thomas More , a psychiatrist in a small town in Louisiana called Paradise.

“Why did God make women so beautiful and man with such a loving heart?”

Walker Percy book Love in the Ruins

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“Jews wait for the Lord, Protestants sing hymns to him, Catholics say mass and eat him.”

Walker Percy book Love in the Ruins

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“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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