Carolina QuotesOnce again he began to feel bad in the best of environments. And he noticed that other people did too. So bad did they feel, in fact, that it took the worst of news to cheer them up. On the finest mornings he noticed that people in the subway looked awful until they opened their newspapers and read of some airliner crashing and killing all hundred and seven passengers. Where there had been misery in their happiness, now as they shook their heads dolefully at the tragedy they became happy in their misery.
Walker Percy Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Last Gentleman (1966)
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- 1966
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“Once again he began to feel bad in the best of environments.…” Walker Percy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-38694EEF84. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/38694eef84
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